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Webster 1913 Edition
Marking
Mark′ing
,Noun.
The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring;
as, the
. marking
of a bird’s plumageMarking ink
, indelible ink, because used in marking linen.
– Marking nut
(Bot.)
, the nut of the
Semecarpus Anacardium
, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism.