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countermark

countermark noun: a mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.

Noun

countermark (plural countermarks)

  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, to disguise their age.

Verb

countermark (third-person singular simple present countermarks, present participle countermarking, simple past and past participle countermarked)

  1. (transitive) To apply a countermark to.
    • to countermark silverware
    • to countermark a horse's teeth

Forms of countermark

Noun
pluralcountermarks
Verb
third-person singular presentcountermarks
present participlecountermarking
past participlecountermarked
pastcountermarked

Origin of countermark

From counter- + mark.

Questions about countermark

What does countermark mean?
Countermark means a mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
What part of speech is countermark?
Countermark can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of countermark?
The plural of countermark is countermarks.

Words near countermark in the dictionary

  1. countermarch
  2. countermarched
  3. countermarches
  4. countermarching
  5. countermarchings
  6. countermark
  7. countermarked
  8. countermarking
  9. countermarks
  10. countermarque
  11. countermarques

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