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Webster 1913 Edition
Countermark
Coun′ter-markˊ
(-m?rkˊ)
, Noun.
1.
A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths’ Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.
2.
(Far.)
An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
Counˊter-mark′
(kounˊtẽr-märk′)
, Verb.
T.
To apply a countermark to;
as, to
. countermark
silverware; to countermark
a horse's teethWebster 1828 Edition
Countermark
COUNTERMARK
,Noun.
1.
A second or third mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, that it may not be opened, but in the presence of all the owners.2.
The mark of the goldsmiths company, to show the metal to be standard, added to that of the artificer.3.
An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses, that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.4.
A mark added to a medal, a long time after it has been struck, by which its several changes of value may be known.COUNTERMARK
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
countermark
countermark
English
Noun
countermark (plural countermarks)
- A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
- (farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
Verb
countermark (third-person singular simple present countermarks, present participle countermarking, simple past and past participle countermarked)
- (transitive) To apply a countermark to.
- to countermark silverware
- to countermark a horse's teeth