Associations to the word «Tidemark»

Wiktionary

TIDEMARK, noun. A line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide
TIDEMARK, noun. (by extension) any mark showing the limit of some past activity
TIDEMARK, noun. (humorous) a line of scum left on a bath tub when the water is drained away

Dictionary definition

TIDEMARK, noun. Indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tides.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne