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countermark

noun

Etymology

From counter- + mark.

  1. derived from *mórǵs✻
  2. derived from *markō✻
  3. derived from *marku✻
  4. derived from mearc
  5. derived from mark
  6. prefixed as countermark — “counter + mark”

Definitions

  1. A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.

  2. An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark,…

    An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.

  3. To apply a countermark to.

    • to countermark silverware
    • to countermark a horse's teeth

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA