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1watermark
noun wa·ter·mark \ˈwȯ-tər-ˌmärk, ˈwä-\
: a design or symbol (such as the maker's name) that is made in a piece of paper and that can be seen when the paper is held up to the light
Full Definition of WATERMARK
1
: a mark indicating the height to which water has risen
2
: a marking in paper resulting from differences in thickness usually produced by pressure of a projecting design in the mold or on a processing roll and visible when the paper is held up to the light; also : the design of or the metal pattern producing the marking
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First Known Use of WATERMARK
1640
Rhymes with WATERMARK
accent mark, acritarch, antiquark, cutty sark, deutsche mark, disembark, double-park, great white shark, hierarch, Joan of Arc, make one's mark, matriarch, meadowlark, metalmark, minipark, oligarch, paperbark, patriarch, Plimsoll mark, question mark, service mark, stringybark, telemark, thresher shark, tiger shark, trierarch, water park
2watermark
verb
Definition of WATERMARK
transitive verb
1
: to mark (paper) with a watermark
2
: to impress (a given design) as a watermark
First Known Use of WATERMARK
1866
WATERMARK[1] Defined for Kids
watermark
noun wa·ter·mark \ˈwȯ-tər-ˌmärk, ˈwä-\
Definition of WATERMARK for Kids
1
: a mark that shows a level to which water has risen
2
: a mark made in paper during manufacture that is visible when the paper is held up to the light
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