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hallmark |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hall-mark \Hall"-mark`\, n. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hallmark n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {trademark}, {earmark}, {stylemark}] 2: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: {authentication}, {assay-mark}]
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