Countermark

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Countermark \Coun`ter*mark"\ (koun`t[~e]r*m[aum]rk"), v. t.
     To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to
     countermark a horse's teeth.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Countermark \Coun"ter*mark`\ (-m?rk`), n.
     1. A mark or token added to those already existing, in order
        to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special
        mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several
        persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence
        of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or
        silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to
        attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark
        added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its
        change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.
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     2. (Far.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses
        that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their
        age.
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