A sign or mark indicating some quality, or distinguishing one object from others; a characteristic mark.

Something that distinguishes or discriminates; a distinguishing quality, mark, or characteristic; a distinguishing name or title.

A distinguishing characteristic, feature, or quality. Obsolete.

figurative. An identifying or authenticating mark, sign, stamp, etc.

A sign or mark by which something may be known, recognized, or distinguished; a token. Obsolete.

figurative. A trace, suggestion, or tinge of something. Also without article, or with adjective. Hence, the special, indefinable, or subtle…

A characteristic property; a criterion; a distinctive or distinguishing feature or characteristic (of something). Frequently in (all) the marks of.

figurative. With reference to immaterial things.

An objective or visible sign which serves to identify or distinguish some person or thing, or to denote some circumstance or fact related thereto. Obs…

figurative. Characteristic or distinctive mark; special character or quality stamped upon anything.

A thing that serves as identification; a mark, sign. Also: a thing that gives warning; a portent. Obsolete.

A distinguishing mark or sign; a stamp. rare.

In various figurative applications. The imprint or sign (of what is specified).

figurative. A form produced by pressing; an image, impression, or stamp. Obsolete.

A stamp or impression placed on something; = impress, n.1 2a. Chiefly in figurative context. Obsolete.

A distinguishing mark or characteristic attaching to a thing, by which it can be judged or estimated. Obsolete.

= impress, n.1 2a.

a mark or feature which serves to differentiate something from something else.

figurative in plural. (Now associated with the narrower sense 3) Distinctive features or characteristics.

figurative and in figurative contexts. A blemish, a fault. Also: a distinguishing or identifying mark.

Something that enables a distinction to be made; a distinguishing mark, characteristic, or attribute; a difference. Now rare.

figurative. A distinguishing sign or token; a watchword, a password. (The earliest use in English.)

A distinctive symptom or characteristic, a specific trait. in Medicine.

Identifying tokens. Obsolete. rare.

A distinguishing or differentiating phrase or concept. Obsolete. rare.

A distinguishing mark or quality. Obsolete. rare.

A distinguishing mark or feature; a particular type. Obsolete.

A particular feature of mind or character; a distinguishing quality; a characteristic; spec. of a culture or social group. Also attributive.

A mark or sign serving to identify something. Obsolete.

figurative. Something that provides evidence of the presence or activity of a particular person or thing; a distinctive identifying mark or…

(Usually figurative from 1.) Marks or tokens indicative of anything.

A thing used to identify someone or something.

Something that designates; esp. a word, phrase, etc., used to designate or indicate something. rare.

figurative. Stamp, distinguishing mark, ‘sign manual’.

A person who perceives or notes distinctions or differences. Now rare.

figurative. Distinctive or characteristic flavour or quality.

figurative. A distinctive object, feature, characteristic, etc.

Any typical physical or behavioural characteristic, pattern, or response by which an object, substance, etc., may be identified.

figurative. A sign, symbol, or example; a guiding principle or value.

Biology. A distinguishing biological characteristic of an organism, species, etc.; a measure of to what degree a given organism or species differs…

In plural. Identifying or indicative features or characteristics. Frequently in to have all the earmarkings of: = to have all the markings of at ma…

a print made by a paw; (colloquial) a dirty mark made by a person's hand or fingers; (also figurative) a person's mark or signature.

Something which enables a distinction to be made; a distinguishing feature or characteristic. Cf. discriminate, v. 1.

A determination of a person's identity; a document, bracelet, disc, etc., that serves to identify a person.