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order-mark

order-mark is the alternative spelling of order mark.

Meaning of order mark

Noun

order mark (plural order marks)

  1. (UK, historical) A formal black mark given to a pupil for bad behaviour.
    • "If you don't attend, Gwendolen," said the mistress, "and stop looking out of the window, I shall have to give you an order-mark."1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia

Forms of order-mark

pluralorder-marks

Questions about order-mark

What is order-mark the alternative spelling of?
Order-mark is the alternative spelling of order mark.

Words near order-mark in the dictionary

  1. order up
  2. order'd
  3. order-consolidation
  4. order-consolidations
  5. order-in-council
  6. order-mark
  7. order-type
  8. order-types
  9. orderabilities
  10. orderability
  11. orderable

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