Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mark or token added to a mark or marks already existing for greater security or more sure identification, as a second or third mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, that it may be opened only in the presence of all the owners; specifically, the mark of the Goldsmiths' Company of London, added to that of the artificer, to show the metal to be standard.
- noun A small device, inscription, or numeral, stamped upon a coin subsequent to its issue from the mint.
- noun An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
- To add a countermark to, in any sense of t hat word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To apply a countermark to.
- noun A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.
- noun (Far.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
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- noun A
mark ortoken added to those already existing, as asecurity orproof . - noun An
artificial cavity made in theteeth ofhorses that have outgrown their naturalmark , todisguise theirage . - verb transitive To apply a countermark to.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Two are Roman: a Nerva with S.C. on the reverse; and a Claudius Augustus, bearing by way of countermark a depressed oblong, of 20/100 by 14/100 (of inch), with a raised figure, erect, draped, and holding a sceptre or thyrsus.
The Land of Midian 2003
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[FN#203] i.e. affixed the tughraa, the royal seal or rather countermark.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Anonymous 1879
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He danced at Constant's at Montparnasse; bought for two sous to sell for four at the door of Bobino, the jack of hearts or the ace of clubs serving as a countermark; sometimes opened the door of a carriage; led horses to the horse-market.
Ten Tales Fran��ois Copp��e 1875
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a Nerva with S.C. on the reverse; and a Claudius Augustus, bearing by way of countermark a depressed oblong, of 20/100 by
The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
hernesheir commented on the word countermark
"An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age." --from the definitions.
December 17, 2012