hallmarkn.

Etymology: < hall n.¹ 6, < the name of the London assay office at Goldsmith's Hall.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhall-mark.

a. The official mark or stamp used by statutory Hallmarking Authorities in marking the standard of gold and silver articles assayed by them, without which articles of these metals may not legally be sold.The present U.K. assay offices are in Birmingham, London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [noun] > on gold or silver

touch1423

sterling stamp1684

hallmark1721

sterling mark1776

plate-mark1858

countermark-

society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [noun]

stamp1542

hallmark1852

star1870

Kitemark1952

woolmark1964

rosette1966

CE1988

1721 London Gaz. No. 5974/3 That the same [silver wares] have the Hall-Mark thereon.

1852 A. Ryland Assay of Gold & Silver 4 Every one has observed that all plate bears certain marks;—these are generally five in number and are called the Hall-marks, or assay marks.

1887 Academy 1 Jan. 15/3 The hall-mark was a Lombardic capital T, the mark for the year 1496–7.

1892 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 8) 153 Birmingham.—Hall mark, an anchor in a square frame for gold, and an anchor in a pointed shield for silver.

b. figurative. A distinctive mark or token of genuineness, good breeding, or excellence.

ΚΠ

1864 Daily Tel. 1 Sept. A guardsman, bearing on him the ‘Hall mark’ of Alma.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Mar. 3/1 The stamping with a hall-mark (called a degree) is not the only, or perhaps even the chief, function of a university.

1894 Ld. Wolseley Life Marlborough I. 140 The hall-mark of real military genius.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

hallmarkv.

Etymology: < hallmark n., after mark v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhall-mark.

transitive. To stamp with a hallmark. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > put quality mark on [verb (transitive)] > metals

touch1423

hallmark1773

coin1875

1773 Rep. Comm. Assay Offices 25 He bought the Knives and Forks..and believed at that Time they had been Hall marked,..and refused selling them when he found they were not Hall marked.

1852 A. Ryland Assay of Gold & Silver 135 Express instructions..to have the plate Hall-marked.

1892 G. S. Layard Life & Lett. C. S. Keene ii. 36 It certainly never occurred to them that Nature had hall-marked him ‘genius’.

Derivatives

ˈhallmarked adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [adjective] > of gold or silver

hallmarked1888

plate-marked1894

1888 Athenæum 22 Dec. 852/1 On the plea that the articles were not hall-marked.

1898 N.E.D. at Hall-mark Mod. (fig.) Not hall-marked on every link.

ˈhallmarking n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [noun] > official stamping of metals

coinage1495

hallmarking1879

1879 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 202 Its hall-marking is no guarantee for quality.

1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 116 The hall marking of all watch cases of gold or silver made in Great Britain..is compulsory.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	hallmark
释义	hallmarkn. Etymology: < hall n.¹ 6, < the name of the London assay office at Goldsmith's Hall.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhall-mark. a. The official mark or stamp used by statutory Hallmarking Authorities in marking the standard of gold and silver articles assayed by them, without which articles of these metals may not legally be sold.The present U.K. assay offices are in Birmingham, London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [noun] > on gold or silver touch1423 sterling stamp1684 hallmark1721 sterling mark1776 plate-mark1858 countermark- society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [noun] stamp1542 hallmark1852 star1870 Kitemark1952 woolmark1964 rosette1966 CE1988 1721 London Gaz. No. 5974/3 That the same [silver wares] have the Hall-Mark thereon. 1852 A. Ryland Assay of Gold & Silver 4 Every one has observed that all plate bears certain marks;—these are generally five in number and are called the Hall-marks, or assay marks. 1887 Academy 1 Jan. 15/3 The hall-mark was a Lombardic capital T, the mark for the year 1496–7. 1892 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 8) 153 Birmingham.—Hall mark, an anchor in a square frame for gold, and an anchor in a pointed shield for silver. b. figurative. A distinctive mark or token of genuineness, good breeding, or excellence. ΚΠ 1864 Daily Tel. 1 Sept. A guardsman, bearing on him the ‘Hall mark’ of Alma. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Mar. 3/1 The stamping with a hall-mark (called a degree) is not the only, or perhaps even the chief, function of a university. 1894 Ld. Wolseley Life Marlborough I. 140 The hall-mark of real military genius. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). hallmarkv. Etymology: < hallmark n., after mark v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhall-mark. transitive. To stamp with a hallmark. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > put quality mark on [verb (transitive)] > metals touch1423 hallmark1773 coin1875 1773 Rep. Comm. Assay Offices 25 He bought the Knives and Forks..and believed at that Time they had been Hall marked,..and refused selling them when he found they were not Hall marked. 1852 A. Ryland Assay of Gold & Silver 135 Express instructions..to have the plate Hall-marked. 1892 G. S. Layard Life & Lett. C. S. Keene ii. 36 It certainly never occurred to them that Nature had hall-marked him ‘genius’. Derivatives ˈhallmarked adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [adjective] > of gold or silver hallmarked1888 plate-marked1894 1888 Athenæum 22 Dec. 852/1 On the plea that the articles were not hall-marked. 1898 N.E.D. at Hall-mark Mod. (fig.) Not hall-marked on every link. ˈhallmarking n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [noun] > official stamping of metals coinage1495 hallmarking1879 1879 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 202 Its hall-marking is no guarantee for quality. 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 116 The hall marking of all watch cases of gold or silver made in Great Britain..is compulsory. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1721v.1773
随便看	scuttled butt scuttled cask scuttled puncheon scuttleful scuttlefuls scuttlehatch scuttlehole scuttlemaker scuttlemouth scuttler scuttlers scuttles scuttleshell scuttling scuttock scutty scutulate scutulated scutule scutulum scutum scuz scuzz scuzzbag scuzzbags