First Known Use: 1721
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1hallmark
noun hall·mark \ˈhȯl-ˌmärk\
: a quality, ability, etc., that is typical of a particular person or thing
: an official mark that is put on gold and silver objects in Britain to indicate their purity
Full Definition of HALLMARK
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a : an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity b : a mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness
2
: a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature <the dramatic flourishes which are the hallmark of the trial lawyer — Marion K. Sanders>
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Origin of HALLMARK
Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England, where gold and silver articles were assayed and stamped
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Rhymes with HALLMARK
aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, debark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, earmark, embark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, landmark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, postmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, stress mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark
2hallmark
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Definition of HALLMARK
transitive verb
: to stamp with a hallmark
First Known Use of HALLMARK
1773
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