noonmark
noonmark noun: a mark made on a structure to align with the sun at noon for the purpose of timekeeping.
Noun
noonmark (plural noonmarks)
- A mark made on a structure to align with the sun at noon for the purpose of timekeeping.
- ... according to the rule for computing a noonmark...1902, W H Chaney, J Lawson Hall, The Astrologer's Vade Mecum, →OCLC
- She'd change the noonmark in the door so'st Mis' Beaver wouldn't start to git dinner till way past the hour, and she'd throw ashes in the butter.1905, Emma Bell Miles, The Spirit of the Mountains, →ISBN
- The time of noon.
- By that big clock the sun itself is set,
He gets to noonmark by it even yet1867, Record of the Golden Wedding of Rev. George Duffield, D.D. and Isabella Graham Bethune Duffield, →OCLC - During the noonmark break from the council meeting, Linden decided to wander out to the garden...1999, Joanne Bertin, The Last Dragonlord, →ISBN
- By that big clock the sun itself is set,
Forms of noonmark
| plural | noonmarks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | noon-mark |
| alternative form | noon mark |
Origin of noonmark
From noon + mark.
Questions about noonmark
- What does noonmark mean?
- Noonmark means a mark made on a structure to align with the sun at noon for the purpose of timekeeping.
- What part of speech is noonmark?
- Noonmark is a noun.
- What is the plural of noonmark?
- The plural of noonmark is noonmarks.
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