field markn.

Brit.

/ˈfiːld mɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈfil(d) ˈmɑrk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: field n.¹, mark n.¹

Etymology: < field n.¹ + mark n.¹

1. Military. A badge or mark enabling a soldier, horse, etc., to be identified in the field. Also in extended use.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > badge > types of badge

favoura1616

field mark1653

cockade1709

star1830

button1837

pin1848

brassard1870

patch1884

shoulder patch1947

badging1983

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xliii. 191 Every one for their field-mark or cognizance had the signe of a starre in his scarf [Fr. Chacun ayant pour leur signe une estolle en escharpe].

1680 London Gaz. No. 1525/4 A brown bay Gelding..a Field mark of Tar on the Hip.

1752 D. Mallet Mem. Life Ld. Viscount Bolingbroke ii. 38 These [principles] are of no more Consequence than Field-Marks in a Day of Battle.

1872 Galaxy Oct. 530/2 A little crescent moon, the goddess's ‘field mark and device’, hangs in the evening sky.

1977 W. Y. Carman Dict. Mil. Uniform 15 In the English Civil War, bands or strips of white cloth might be worn around the upper arm to denote the field mark of the day.

2. Surveying. A mark or marker which serves to distinguish a land boundary or point of reference for survey. Now historical.

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1792 J. Mastin Hist. Naseby 15 The lordship being divided into three parts, not by fences, but by marks made in the ground, called field-marks.

1869 J. A. Smith Treat. on Land Surv. in Theory & Pract. iv. 128 All measurements made in the field shall be redeterminable, at any subsequent time..from the field-book and permanent field marks.

1883 H. Le Fanu Man. of Salem District in Presidency of Madras I. v. 474 It was discovered that many of the field-marks, originally planted by the demarcation party, were missing.

2006 M. Brückner Geogr. Rev. in Early Amer. i. 37 The surveyor literally inscribes the land using field marks such as ‘a heap of Stones’ or notable landmarks like ‘where a Tree is blown up’.

3. Biology. A distinctive feature enabling an animal or plant to be identified in the field.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > distinguishing features or head-mark

headmark1878

field mark1902

1902 Auk 19 146 I should..be unwilling to trust to the color of the wing tips as a field mark.

1954 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles III. 20 The white wing-bar..was an excellent field-mark and could be distinguished..at a range of thirty to forty yards.

2003 Castanea 68 176 This ‘flat-top’ appearance of the plant..served as a diagnostic field mark.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	field mark
释义	field markn. Brit. /ˈfiːld mɑːk/, U.S. /ˈfil(d) ˈmɑrk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: field n.¹, mark n.¹ Etymology: < field n.¹ + mark n.¹ 1. Military. A badge or mark enabling a soldier, horse, etc., to be identified in the field. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > badge > types of badge favoura1616 field mark1653 cockade1709 star1830 button1837 pin1848 brassard1870 patch1884 shoulder patch1947 badging1983 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xliii. 191 Every one for their field-mark or cognizance had the signe of a starre in his scarf [Fr. Chacun ayant pour leur signe une estolle en escharpe]. 1680 London Gaz. No. 1525/4 A brown bay Gelding..a Field mark of Tar on the Hip. 1752 D. Mallet Mem. Life Ld. Viscount Bolingbroke ii. 38 These [principles] are of no more Consequence than Field-Marks in a Day of Battle. 1872 Galaxy Oct. 530/2 A little crescent moon, the goddess's ‘field mark and device’, hangs in the evening sky. 1977 W. Y. Carman Dict. Mil. Uniform 15 In the English Civil War, bands or strips of white cloth might be worn around the upper arm to denote the field mark of the day. 2. Surveying. A mark or marker which serves to distinguish a land boundary or point of reference for survey. Now historical. ΚΠ 1792 J. Mastin Hist. Naseby 15 The lordship being divided into three parts, not by fences, but by marks made in the ground, called field-marks. 1869 J. A. Smith Treat. on Land Surv. in Theory & Pract. iv. 128 All measurements made in the field shall be redeterminable, at any subsequent time..from the field-book and permanent field marks. 1883 H. Le Fanu Man. of Salem District in Presidency of Madras I. v. 474 It was discovered that many of the field-marks, originally planted by the demarcation party, were missing. 2006 M. Brückner Geogr. Rev. in Early Amer. i. 37 The surveyor literally inscribes the land using field marks such as ‘a heap of Stones’ or notable landmarks like ‘where a Tree is blown up’. 3. Biology. A distinctive feature enabling an animal or plant to be identified in the field. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > distinguishing features or head-mark headmark1878 field mark1902 1902 Auk 19 146 I should..be unwilling to trust to the color of the wing tips as a field mark. 1954 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles III. 20 The white wing-bar..was an excellent field-mark and could be distinguished..at a range of thirty to forty yards. 2003 Castanea 68 176 This ‘flat-top’ appearance of the plant..served as a diagnostic field mark. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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