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Hallmark

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Noun

1. earmark, hallmark, stylemark, trademark

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

2. assay-mark, authentication, hallmark

a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hallmark

see synonyms of hallmark
noun
1. British
an official series of marks, instituted by statute in 1300, and subsequently modified, stamped by the Guild of Goldsmiths at one of its assay offices on gold, silver, or platinum (since 1975) articles to guarantee purity, date of manufacture, etc
2. 
a mark or sign of authenticity or excellence
3. 
an outstanding or distinguishing feature
verb
4. (transitive)
to stamp with or as if with a hallmark

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Hallmark

see synonyms of hallmark
noun
1. 
an official mark stamped on British gold and silver articles, orig. at Goldsmiths' Hall in London, as a guarantee of genuineness
2. 
any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality
verb transitive
3. 
to put a hallmark on

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Hallmark

see synonyms of hallmark
n.
1. A mark indicating quality or excellence.
2.
a. A mark used in Great Britain to stamp gold, silver, and platinum articles that meet established standards of purity.
b. Any of various authorized marks stamped on gold, silver, and platinum articles to indicate where, when, or by whom they were made or assayed.
3. A conspicuous feature or characteristic: "The sense of guilt is the hallmark of civilized humanity" (Theodor Reik).
tr.v. hall·marked, hall·mark·ing, hall·marks
1. To stamp (gold and silver articles) with a mark indicating purity.
2. To be a conspicuous feature or characteristic of: a legislature hallmarked by inefficiencies.

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