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order marks

order marks is the plural 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

Questions about order marks

What is order marks the plural of?
Order marks is the plural of order mark.

Words near order marks in the dictionary

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

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