a piece of cloth decorated with different stitches that people made in the past to show a person’s skill at sewing （旧时的）刺绣样本 a collection that shows typical examples of something, especially pieces of music （尤指乐曲的）集锦，荟萃
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting an example to be imitated): from Old French essamplaire ‘exemplar’.