[f. prec. sb.] trans. a. To ascertain the fineness of (precious metal). b. To establish or deposit as a standard of measure or weight.
1696. Ord. Counc., 24 Sept., in Lond. Gaz., No. 3222/1. The said Rate … upon the Receiving, Melting and Standarding of the said Plate.
1817. Hassler, in J. Q. Adams, Rep. Weights & Meas. (1821), 154. An iron metre standarded at Paris in 1799.
1820. G. C. Carey, Funds, 98. Method of standarding coins and bullion.
