Watermark

3 definitions found

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

  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.
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     2. A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during
        the process of manufacture.
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     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.
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     3. (Naut.) See {Water line}, 2. [R.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "watermark":
     Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, birthmark, blaze, blemish, blotch,
     brand, caste mark, check, checkmark, cicatrix, cut, dapple,
     discoloration, dot, earmark, engraving, fleck, flick, freckle,
     gash, graving, hack, high-water mark, jot, lentigo, load waterline,
     macula, mark, marking, mole, mottle, nevus, nick, notch, patch,
     point, polka dot, prick, puncture, scar, scarification, score,
     scotch, scratch, scratching, speck, speckle, splash, splotch, spot,
     stain, stigma, strawberry mark, tattoo, tattoo mark, tick,
     tidemark, tittle, waterline