Associations to the word «Countermark»

Noun

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Wiktionary

COUNTERMARK, noun. A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
COUNTERMARK, noun. (farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
COUNTERMARK, verb. (transitive) To apply a countermark to.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.