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watermark

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Watermark  \Wa"ter*mark`\,  n. 
  1.  A  mark  indicating  the  height  to  which  water  has  risen,  or 
  at  which  it  has  stood;  the  usual  limit  of  high  or  low 
  water. 
 
  2.  A  letter,  device,  or  the  like  wrought  into  paper  during 
  the  process  of  manufacture. 
 
  Note:  ``The  watermark  in  paper  is  produced  by  bending  the 
  wires  of  the  mold,  or  by  wires  bent  into  the  shape  of 
  the  required  letter  or  device,  and  sewed  to  the  surface 
  of  the  mold;  --  it  has  the  effect  of  making  the  paper 
  thinner  in  places.  The  old  makers  employed  watermarks 
  of  an  eccentric  kind  Those  of  Caxton  and  other  early 
  printers  were  an  oxhead  and  star,  a  collared  dog's 
  head,  a  crown,  a  shield,  a  jug,  etc  A  fool's  cap  and 
  bells,  employed  as  a  watermark,  gave  the  name  to 
  foolscap  paper;  a  postman's  horn,  such  as  was  formerly 
  in  use  gave  the  name  to  post  paper.''  --Tomlinson. 
 
  3.  (Naut.)  See  {Water  line},  2.  [R.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  watermark 
  n  1:  a  line  marking  the  level  reached  by  a  body  of  water  [syn:  {water 
  line}] 
  2:  a  distinguishing  mark  impressed  on  paper  during  manufacture; 
  visible  when  paper  is  held  up  to  the  light




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