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Webster 1913 Edition
Postmark
Post′markˊ
,Noun.
The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival.
Post′markˊ
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Postmarked
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Postmarking
.] To mark with a post-office stamp;
as, to
. postmark
a letter or parcelWebster 1828 Edition
Postmark
POSTMARK
,Noun.
Definition 2024
postmark
postmark
English
Noun
postmark (plural postmarks)
- A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.
- 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
- He looked at the mauve envelope doubtfully, and examined the postmark. "Where is Pudlington, James? and one might almost ask—why is Pudlington? No town has any right to such an offensive name."
- 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
Translations
marking made by a postal service on a letter
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Verb
postmark (third-person singular simple present postmarks, present participle postmarking, simple past and past participle postmarked)
- To apply a postmark on.