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markable, a.|ˈmɑːkəb(ə)l|
Also 7 marckable, markeable.
[f. mark v. + -able.]
†1. Worthy or capable of being marked or noted; remarkable. Obs. [Cf. obs. F. marquable (16th c.).]
c1449Pecock Repr. iv. iv. 447 Tho othere now seid bischopis, which thei made aftirward out of the noumbre of xij., as therto sowneth miche the processe, Acts i⊇. c̃., bi manie therto markable wordis. 1584Leycesters Commonw. (1641) 11 Such a one..so markeable to the simplest subiect of this Land by the publique insignes of his tyrannous purpose. 1608Hieron Defence ii. xii. 162 Some speciall & markeable defectes in his plea. a1645Habington Surv. Worc. in Worc. Hist. Soc. Proc. ii. 155 And thease which maie seeme to some scarce worth the wrytynge, to a curious eye maye perhaps be marckable. 1651Raleigh's Ghost 260 Men..illustrious and markable..for sanctity of life.
2. Capable of receiving a mark or imprint. rare.
1862C. Crosland Mrs. Blake III. 288 He thought Emily Neville a beautiful name, and now all ‘markable’ gifts were so inscribed.
Hence † ˈmarkably adv., remarkably.
1650Bulwer Anthropomet. 262 So markably uncertain and giddy-headed herein are we. |