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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 parcel
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Postmark

POSTMARK

,
Noun.
The mark or stamp of a post-office on a letter.

Definition 2024


postmark

postmark

English

Noun

postmark (plural postmarks)

  1. 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."

Translations

Verb

postmark (third-person singular simple present postmarks, present participle postmarking, simple past and past participle postmarked)

  1. To apply a postmark on.

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