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Mark   /mɑrk/   Listen
noun
Marc  n.  (Written also mark)  
1.
A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
2.
A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.
3.
A German coin and money of account. See Mark.


Mark  n.  A license of reprisals. See Marque.


Mark  n.  
1.
An old weight and coin. See Marc. "Lend me a mark."
2.
The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money (1913); the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value. The unit was retained by subsequent German states up to the time of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1995, the value was approximately 65 cents American. In 1999 it began to be superseded by the Euro as a unit of currency in Germany and throughout much of the European union.


Mark  n.  
1.
A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace. "The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him."
2.
Specifically:
(a)
A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.
(b)
A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write. "The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light."
3.
A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
4.
A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark. "I have some marks of yours upon my pate."
5.
An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character. "The confusion of tongues was a mark of separation."
6.
That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach. "France was a fairer mark to shoot at than Ireland." "Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the mark."
7.
Attention, regard, or respect. "As much in mock as mark."
8.
Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
9.
Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. "In the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the Senate."
10.
Preeminence; high position; as, patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
11.
(Logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
12.
A number or other character used in registering; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
13.
Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants. (Obs.) "All the mark of Adam."
14.
(Naut.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps."
A man of mark, a conspicuous or eminent man.
To make one's mark.
(a)
To sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other mark.
(b)
To make a distinct or lasting impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.
Synonyms: Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; symptom.


verb
Mark  v. t.  (past & past part. marked; pres. part. marking)  
1.
To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
2.
To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.
3.
To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.
4.
To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.
5.
To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words. "Mark the perfect man."
To mark out.
(a)
To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment.
(b)
To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account.
To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing.
Synonyms: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.


Mark  v. i.  To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark. "Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief."





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"Mark" Quotes from Famous Books



... of creation draws on deep vital forces, and may carry on for long periods without sleep or food. If we apply this law to the great examples of the spiritual life, we see in the vigour and totality of their self-giving to spiritual interests a mark of instinctive action; and in the power, the indifference to hardship which these selves develop, the result of unification, of an "all-or-none" response to the religious or philanthropic stimulus. It helps us to understand the cheerful austerities of the true ascetic; the superhuman achievement ...
— The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day • Evelyn Underhill
... Articles went into operation, an ordinance in regard to the recapture of fugitive slaves provided that, if the capture was made on the sea below high-water mark, and the Negro was not claimed, he should be freed. Matthews of South Carolina demanded the yeas and nays on this proposition, with the result that only the vote of his State ...
— The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America - 1638-1870 • W. E. B. Du Bois
... with a circumference of eight leagues, and enclosing, besides six or seven thousand acres of woodland, twenty-three farms, whose buildings, cultivated fields, and scattered flocks, animated the view in all directions. On descending, she said: "I should like to mark my name here; I shall love to see it again when I come to visit the Duke of Bordeaux." And with a stiletto she cut these words: "18th June—Marie Caroline." Some young girls presented her with lambs ...
— The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X • Imbert De Saint-Amand
... did.—Then there was Anthony, the rough brave soldier,—a kind of man of the unfittest when the giants Pompey and Caesar had been in; Anthony, master of Rome for awhile,—and truly, God knows Rome will do with bluff Mark Anthony for her master!—It is a very interesting list; most of them queer lobsided creatures, fighting with own hands or for nothing in particular; most with some virtues: Then that might have saved Rome, if, as Mrs Poyser said, "they are hatched ...
— The Crest-Wave of Evolution • Kenneth Morris
... poles, putting them in the sands wherever one gets washed away. They have got different marks on them. A single cross piece, or two cross pieces, or a circle, or a diamond; so that each sand has got its own particular mark. These are known to the masters of all ships that go up and down the river, and so they can tell exactly where they are, and what course to take. At night they anchor, for there would be no possibility of finding the way up or down ...
— By England's Aid or The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) • G.A. Henty


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