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order mark

order mark noun: a formal black mark given to a pupil for bad behaviour.

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
    • If a child loses five or more points for his House he automatically gets an order mark.1958, Abdul Hakim, Better Schools, page 47

Forms of order mark

pluralorder marks
alternative formorder-mark

Questions about order mark

What does order mark mean?
Order mark means a formal black mark given to a pupil for bad behaviour.
What part of speech is order mark?
Order mark is a noun.
What is the plural of order mark?
The plural of order mark is order marks.

Words near order mark in the dictionary

  1. order consolidation
  2. order consolidations
  3. order form
  4. order in
  5. order in council
  6. order mark
  7. order marks
  8. Order of Australia
  9. order of battle
  10. order of business
  11. order of council

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