1An establishment for the assaying of ores and metals.
矿物及金属化验室
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The Dublin assay office in Dublin Castle is the main certification centre for the country.
At Aclare itself a blacksmith store, carpenter shop, assay office, cottages, and a machinery house were all under construction and nearing completion.
He says there are buildings in Queenstown such as the old assay office which could be converted to house an off-campus site for the university for any project.
1.1British An institution authorized to award hallmarks to articles made from precious metals. There are currently four in Britain, at London, Birmingham, Sheffield, and Edinburgh.
〈英〉贵金属制品鉴定所（目前在英国有四家，分别设在伦敦、伯明翰、谢菲尔德和爱丁堡）
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But either way, it is a great deal less trouble to forge these marks than those of an English assay office.