markingn.
/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɑrkɪŋ/ 1. The making of a mark or marks.† b. The action of branding or cauterizing something. See also marking instrument n. at Compounds 1b, marking iron n. 1. Obsolete.† d. The art or practice of embroidering fabric with initials or other devices. Obsolete.
a. The action of putting a mark, marker, token, indicator, etc., on something. In extended use: the action of distinguishing, identifying, or giving emphasis to something.
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society > communication > indication > marking > [noun]
markingOE
scoringa1696
society > communication > indication > [noun]
tokeningc888
betokeningc1175
signifyinga1382
signancec1450
denotation?1533
indication1626
marking1904
OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xv. 150 Wæs þæt godes folc israhel ahredd fram þam færlican deaðe, ðurh ðæs lambes offrunge, and his blodes mearcunge.
c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 15 (MED) Þe signe his of þis sacrement Mid creyme þe markynge.
c1350 Apocalypse St. John: A Version (Harl. 874) (1961) 55 (MED) Þe merkyng in þe foreheued bitokneþ þat soþfast cristen Man makeþ vpon hym þe croice forto shewe þat þe bileue of þe croice is in his herte.
1446 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 83 (MED) It., for markyng of the trendyl, x s. iiij d.
1573 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 174 Item for hewing, marking, felling..and carriage.
1640 Debate in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 151 The..marking of Butter-Firkins.
1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 171 Marking of Money round the Edges, with Letters or Grainings.
1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) II. 386 The preparation or marking of the paper..is done by means of a moulded piece of wood.
1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ 27 Whatever method of marking may be adopted in the preparation of ‘faked’ cards or ‘readers’.
1904 Grove's Dict. Music I. 14/1 The strong marking of the accent seems to have been only usual in dance music.
1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 169 Mosquito aircraft were assigned to the marking of targets.
1991 Constr. Weekly Sept. (Products Suppl.) 6/2 The marking of scaffolding and other equipment is a standard practice aimed at deterring theft.
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society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > [noun] > a brand > the act of branding
markingOE
stigmatizing1641
inustion1647
branding1660
OE Aldhelm Glosses (Digby 146) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 53/2 Cauterio : mearccinge, bærneytte.
c. The action or practice of adding an identifying mark to a sheep or other domestic animal, as by dyeing the wool, branding, notching the ear, etc. Also more recently in generalized sense: the carrying out of various operations on a sheep, etc., including castration and docking of the tail; cf. mark v. 2c.See marking-hog n. at Compounds 1b for possible earlier attestation.
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a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 87 The Shepheard..nicked the number of them [sc. ewes and lambs] on a sticke, and wee sette them downe in our allmanacke, as wee doe allsoe them that dye betwixt one markinge time and another.
1724 London Gaz. No. 6264/2 By marking of Sheep with large Quantities of Pitch, Tar, or Coomb.
1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Chew Magna That red bolus, called Redding, which is used for the marking of sheep.
1819 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. ii. v. 177 Where would the hands come from to do the marking?
1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 147 Sheep Marking—The flock mark, the age mark, and the pedigree mark, are all put on the ears of the stock lambs.
1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. ii. 43 Lamb-tailing and marking were on at this time—the end of June.
1946 F. D. Davison Dusty iv. 45 He handled lambs at marking time..as gently as if he owned them.
1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 197/1 Lamb marking consists of three different operations: the placing of a distinguishing mark in one or both ears, the amputation of tails, and the castration of male lambs.
1965 A. W. Upfield Lure of Bush 150 Moving a flock of ten thousand sheep toward the marking camp.
1992 L. W. Attebery Sheep may safely Graze 40 There are four distinct processes subsumed under the term ‘marking’; the branding or marking itself, earmarking, docking, and castrating, all done as steps in the single operation.
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society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > [noun] > household goods
marking1713
1713 Boston News-let. 23 Feb. 2/2 English and French quilting, Imbroidery, Florishing, Plain Work, marking in several sorts of Stitches, and several other works, where Scholars may board.
1817 J. Austen Let. 20 Feb. (1952) 480 I have contributed the marking to Uncle H.'s shirts, & now they are a complete memorial of the tender regard of many.
1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. viii. 123 The art of needle-work, marking, and samplery, [taught] by Miss Jane Wackles.
e. Zoology. The action in an animal of depositing a pheromone-containing substance, as faeces, urine, etc., on an object or territory.
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1950 G. Sircom tr. H. Hediger Wild Animals in Captivity xi. 137 If it has the significance of a marking place it must be used and sprinkled.
1978 Behavioural Processes 3 10 Marking is important in territorial situations and is associated with dominance.
1991 Dogs Today Mar. 14/4 Urine marking is eliminated by castration in 50% of dogs who do this.
2.
a. A letter, character, symbol, etc.; a system of notation.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > marks > [noun]
markingOE
society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > [noun]
markingOE
society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > notation > [noun]
marking1597
notation1776
breathing mark1863
OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 291 Nota, þæt is mearcung. Þæra mea[r]cunga sind manega and mislice gesceapene ægðer ge on sangbocum ge on leoðcræfte.
OE Aldhelm Glosses (Digby 146) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 77/1 Caracteres : mearcunga.
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Prol. Kings 21 Þe lamentaciownys of Jeremye..with þe same abecees or markynges [v.rr. markyngis, merkyngis] ben nowmbrid [L. iisdem alphabetis vel incisionibus supputantur].
1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 90 For when they marke tripla of three minimes for a stroke, they doe most vsuallie set these numbers before it 3/ 2: which is the true marking of sesqui altera.
1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 44 Snorro tells us..that Odin invented Poetry; the music of human speech, as well as that miraculous runic marking of it.
1921 Outing Nov. 82/1 ‘Points’ refer to the markings on the blankets and indicate their size.
1948 H. Missingham Student's Guide Commerc. Art ii. 57 The degree markings on pencils are:..6H, 4H, 3H—Extra Hard.
1967 L. B. Archer in G. Wills & R. Yearsley Handbk. Managem. Technol. vii. 129 Some of the early experiments [in ergonomics] were to determine the best spacing of markings on instrument dials.
1991 Music & Lett. 72 111 It is a pity that so many exercises and pieces in these volumes have no tempo markings.
b. A mark or pattern of marks; esp. a pattern of marks on an animal (frequently in plural).
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a1300 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Caius) 45 Ure lauerd, for he nalde neauer forgeten us, dude merkunge of þurlunge iba twa his honden.
c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 95 (MED) Nigramauncers..bi figeris or markyngis vp on þe dead body of best or of man..enforciþ to geit wityng.
1574 tr. Life 70. Archbishopp Canterbury To Rdr. E v b That by this oker marking he may knowe his owne sheepe.
a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 73 Some advised to putte 8lb. of pitch to a gallon of tarre but that is thought to make the markinge over brittle.
1797 E. Donovan Nat. Hist. Brit. Insects VI. 45 In colours and markings the Comma Butterfly seems at first sight allied to Papilio Urticæ (Tortoiseshell).
1837 C. R. Goring & A. Pritchard Micrographia 162 No one who..did not know there actually were lines or markings upon it, would suspect their existence.
1894 R. B. Sharpe Hand-bk. Birds Great Brit. (1896) I. 42 Eggs..exactly like those of the Goldfinch in size and markings.
1931 R. L. Ditmars Snakes of World x. 101 The water snake and hog-nosed snake are sometimes mistaken for the Copperhead, owing to their proportionately thick bodies, and gross similarity of markings.
1999 Birdwatch Apr. 29/3 The breast markings tend to be more spotted than barred.
c. figurative. to have (all) the markings of and variants: to have the identifying characteristics or features of (something); to show indications of the potential to become (something). Cf. to have the makings of at making n.1 7a.
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1893 Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 28 Dec. 1/2 A wild eyed man with all the markings of a lunatic on his countenance.
1901 Boston Daily Globe 2 Dec. 11/5 He has all the markings of a coming champion.
1971 H. Halkin tr. G. Scholem in M. A. Meyer & H. Halkin tr. G. Scholem Messianic Idea in Judaism 138 Besides bearing all the markings of the Frankist myth, the epistle contains the familiar ingredients of the Sabbatian homily as well.
1987 InfoWorld 7 Sept. 65/2 Xpress has the markings of a Macintosh winner—if it can overcome its slow operation.
2013 Northern Echo 2 Mar. This game has all the markings of a really high quality game.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary > boundary mark
markingOE
boundc1275
marka1325
merea1387
meithc1430
limit1439
doolc1440
prop1450
march1495
landmark1535
mere boundc1600
mere-mark1611
border-mark1613
bound-mark1623
bounder-mark1666
boundary-mark1878
OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 362 Se bisceop..bæd þa þone Ælmihtigan..þæt he ahofe þone munt be his mearcunge.
c1460 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Oseney Abbey (1907) 161 (MED) Þenne markyng whas i-sette by boundes i-sett by the foresaide lawfull men.
1572 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) III. 73/2 Vpoun the said merking and designatioun the archebischope..sall gif his testimoniall.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [noun]
gomec1175
thoughtc1175
tenta1300
curec1300
intentc1320
keepa1325
heed1357
attendancec1374
attentionc1374
aspect1393
marka1400
notea1400
advertencea1413
markingc1443
regard1457
advertisementc1487
noticec1487
attent?a1500
advertation?c1500
respect1509
garda1569
intendiment1590
on-waiting1590
attend1594
tendment1597
attending1611
fixationa1631
adversion1642
heeding1678
attendancya1680
perpensity1704
observe1805
intending1876
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun]
marka1400
notea1400
notinga1427
markingc1443
viewc1450
noticec1487
observation1547
observancy1567
animadversion1573
observance1602
remark1614
remarking?1626
notification1659
observala1734
observe1830
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > [noun] > surveillance
markingc1443
watch1611
observation1776
surveillance1802
surveilling1966
c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 466 Long avise taking and counceiling wiþ..leerned men..his owne bysy labour in longe studie wiþ experience..and wiþ marking of oþere placis of scripture þerwiþ..ben remedie.
c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 173 (MED) Whanne a man gaderiþ venym forto hide it þat it be not eten..þis deede of gaderyng passiþ vpon a þing which, as to þi markyng, wolde parauenture seme yuel..and ȝit þe deede..is morali good.
1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. i. xiii. f. liiii By the markynge of thys one poynt, ye may voyde almoste all the crafte, wyth whiche mayster..Fryth and Tyndale..labour to deceyue you.
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 3v Hard to be iudged, without diligent heed and markyng.
1585 J. Stell in T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie Ep. Ded. Doth it not deserue diligent marking and remembring?
1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 123 It is the disease of not listning, the maladie of not marking that I am troubled withall. View more context for this quotation
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 171 But it is woorth the marking, how things appointed to befall vs are by no meanes to be auoided.
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. v. 18 Reason..is nothing but Reckoning..of the Consequences of generall names agreed upon, for the marking and signifying of our thoughts.
1672 C. Beale Pocket-bk. in H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (1763) III. i. 71 Much more..then my heart cou'd with her most carefull marking learn from his painting either this, or Dr. Cradock's picture.
1881 A. Trumble Slang Dict. 22/1 Marking, observing; taking notice.
5. Stock Market.
a. The recording of prices at which transactions are carried out; an instance of this.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > prices of stocks and shares > recording of prices or dealings
marking1847
mark1934
electronic book1970
1847 Regul. Stock Exchange 55 The Committee will not order the marking of any shares in the official list, except upon the personal application of a Member of the House.
1903 Pitman's Business Man's Guide 305/1 Marking,..on the Stock Exchange this signifies the recording of the prices at which actual business has been done in any security between the hours of eleven and three.
1930 Economist 22 Mar. 653/1 Dealings begin, the marking of bargains is effected in one or other of the Stock Exchange Daily Lists, [etc.].
1959 Times 7 Apr. 10/6 20,451 separate bargains were recorded. This is the highest total reached since the ‘marking’ of bargains was inaugurated.
1971 T. G. Goff Theory & Pract. Investm. v. 53 A symbol beside a marking may indicate that there is some unusual feature about the underlying deal.
b. marking to the market n. the action of conducting a transaction in which assets are valued according to the price currently or most recently paid on the market; cf. mark to market n., marking-to-market n.
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1925 S. Struble Brief Rev. Changes Constit. N.Y. Stock Exchange 39 Provision was made for..‘marking to the market.’
6.
a. The action of appraising and assigning marks for an examination paper, test, piece of work, etc.
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1873 Proc. Board Educ. Chicago 131/2 Friday, June 20, and Monday, June 23 — High School exercises suspended, that the teachers may attend to the marking of examination papers.
1958 Incentives, External Exam. (Cheshire Educ. Comm.) ii. 7 The [examination] scripts are then submitted to the Principal of the College and his staff..examine a sample to ensure that the standard of marking in each school is consistent with the appropriate standard demanded by such institutions.
1987 A. Djoleto Hurricane of Dust xxxi. 154 I do a lot of part-time teaching, marking of examination papers and provide office practice consultancy to industry to make ends meet.
1996 Guardian 6 Feb. (Educ. section) 5/1 I am close to finishing the marking of the first batch of 152 student assignment reports.
b. Chiefly British. Examination papers, tests, or other pieces of written work that need marking or have been marked by a teacher or examiner.
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1912 Freewoman 1 Feb. 207/1 Those hand-bags borne by teachers..contain the piles of marking which must be done, whatever the cost.
1981 Sunday Times 7 June 16/7 Spare a thought..for the poor examiners, facing the mountains of marking.
2017 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 15 Sept. When I was a teacher in England, I was meticulous, but I still found the marking piling up.
Compounds
C1. General attributive.
a.
marking brush n.
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1855 ‘Q. K. P. Doesticks’ Doesticks, what he Says xxii. 198 A dry-goods box with a marking brush sticking out of the top of it.
1882 M. H. Foote Led-horse Claim xvii. 228 He..swept, with one stroke of his marking-brush, a black circle around the figures.
1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 40 The Benevolent Lady would go into a House numbered 1135A with a Marking Brush.
marking pen n.
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society > communication > indication > marking > [noun] > implement
marking stone1534
marking iron1723
marker1725
marking pen1884
society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [noun] > pen > felt-tip pen > with broad tip
marking pen1884
1884 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 175 142 Pushing down the handle of the marking pen at the beginning of that time and holding it in that position until the 30 seconds had been counted.
1950 Rev. Econ. Stud. 18 115 The various axes, contours, and curves are drawn with a marking-pen.
1956 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 4 Dec. tm5/2 Felt tip marking pens..having felt tips at their ends for marking.
1994 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 6 May (State ed.) 1 b/6 During an unusual two-month investigation..officers seized marking pens and shoe polish and observed suspects comparing sketches of proposed graffiti.
marking pencil n.
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1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House I. vii. 63 We had filled whole drawing-books with..foliage in BBB marking pencil.
1970 Ecology 51 1061/2 A different-colored marking pencil was used to record symbols for each flower visitor.
b. † marking axe n. Obsolete an axe used by foresters for marking trees.† marking fruit n. Obsolete = marking nut n.† marking-hog n. [the sense of marking here is unclear: perhaps sense 1c with reference to the time of marking livestock] Obsolete a pig (or perhaps a lamb; see hog n.1 4) given to a farm worker as a perquisite.† marking instrument n. Obsolete = marking iron n. 1.† marking-lamb n. [compare marking-hog n.] Obsolete a lamb given to a farm worker as a perquisite.† marking stone n. Obsolete (a piece of) chalk or similar stone used for marking cattle, etc.† marking wheel n. Obsolete each of a pair of wheels attached to a sowing drill to regulate the distance between rows.† marking-yarn n. Obsolete a type of thread (see quot. 1750).
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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > axe
wood-axec1356
marking axe1384
1384–5 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 390 Pro j m'kyngax, xvjd.
1404 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 395 (MED) Item, j markyng ax et ij brynnyng yryns pro ovibus.
1635 Lieut. Hammond Relation Surv. W. Counties in Camden Misc. (1936) XVI. iii. 53 Then the Wood Reeues of the seuerall Forrests, deliuer'd up their Marking Axes on their knees.
marking board n. (a) a scoreboard used in certain games; (b) a board in a stock exchange for registering transactions.
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society > leisure > sport > recording score > [noun] > scoreboard
scoring board1822
scoreboard1831
telegraph board1841
marking board1850
board1883
leader board1970
society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > prices of stocks and shares > recording of prices or dealings > board on which
marking board1850
1850 H. G. Bohn et al. Hand-bk. Games 610 When coloured balls are used in playing this game, the players must play progressively as the colours are placed on the marking-board, the top colour being No. 1.
1857 ‘Capt. Crawley’ Billiards (ed. 2) i. 4 A..Thurston table, cues, balls, and marking board, all complete.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 26 Sept. 9/1 The marking board [in the stock exchange] should be above suspicion.
marking cotton n. coloured cotton thread for marking linen, etc.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > cotton > sewing cotton > specific
nun's thread1625
marking cotton1805
sixty1894
nun's cotton1939
1805 E. S. Bowne Let. in Scribner's Mag. (1887) Aug. 180/2 I enclose the marking cotton.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 342/1 Marking Cotton. An ingrain coloured sewing cotton, to be had in Turkey-red and blue, and sold in small balls and reels.
marking flag n. a flag used for marking a position.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > encamping > art of laying out camp > marking flag
camp-colour1785
saluting-colour1894
marking flag1901
1901 R. Kipling Kim xiii. 381 The Babu, the slack of his thin gear snapping like a marking-flag in the chill breeze, stood by.
1996 Reuters Toppix News & Sports (Electronic ed.) 10 July A human skeleton protrudes from earth..surrounded by marking flags at a mass grave site..near Srebrenica.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > fruit, seed, or flower used in dyeing > [noun] > marking-nut
Malacca bean1757
marking nut1757
marsh-nut1807
marking fruit1866
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 722/2 Marking fruit, Semecarpus Anacardium.
marking gauge n. = gauge n. 11.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > for marking lines parallel to edge
gauge1678
swage1688
peak1825
marking gauge1875
1875 T. Seaton Man. Fret Cutting 83 When one surface has been planed true, take a marking gauge, set it to the thickness the board is required, run a line with it along the edges of the board, plane to this line, [etc.].
1991 Trad. Woodworking Apr. 8 (caption) Set the pins of a marking gauge to the width of the mortise chisel to be used.
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c1250 in J. L. Fisher Medieval Farming Gloss. (1968) 22 Markinghog.
1279–80 in W. Illingworth Rotuli Hundredorum (1818) II. 745 (MED) Johannes Palmerus..debet custodire porcos domini pro servicio suo..et debet habere j markinghog et valet xij d.
marking ink n. (a) an indelible ink used for marking linen, etc.; (b) a mixture used for marking packing cases, etc., as with a stencil.
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society > communication > writing > writing materials > ink > [noun] > ink for marking packing-cases
marking ink1710
society > communication > writing > writing materials > ink > [noun] > ink for marking linen
marking ink1819
1710 London Gaz. No. 4719/4 Shopkeepers common Writing or Marking Ink.
1819 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. 315 Nitrate of silver..is employed for writing upon linen, under the name of indelible or marking ink.
1888 J. Payn Myst. Mirbridge II. xvii. 21 It won't wash out any more than that marking-ink.
1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 232/2 Marking ink..should be used only on the very cheapest house linen.
1966 Olney Amsden & Sons Ltd. Price List 28 Marking ink and jets.
1970 Ecol. Monogr. 40 52 I mapped the positions..on glass plates..using glass marking ink or felt-tipped pens with permanent marking ink.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > marking tools > [noun] > branding-iron
marking instrumenta1398
marking irona1400
iron?c1425
branding-ironc1440
burning-iron1483
burn-ironc1485
searing-iron1541
brand1860
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 196v A markyng instrument [L. cauterium] of siluer kepiþ from stynkynge and comforteþ feble membres.
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1345 Manorial Documents in Mod. Philol. (1936) 34 49 Item, liberatus Bercario pro suo Markynglomb j agnus'.
c1400 in J. L. Fisher Medieval Farming Gloss. (1968) 22 Markinglambe.
marking nut n. the fruit of the tropical Asiatic tree Semecarpus anacardium (family Anacardiaceae), the black juice of which is used as a dye or an ink for marking cloth, etc.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > fruit, seed, or flower used in dyeing > [noun] > marking-nut
Malacca bean1757
marking nut1757
marsh-nut1807
marking fruit1866
1757 Philos. Trans. 1756 (Royal Soc.) 49 873 They are known all over India by the name of Marking-nuts.
1856 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. IV. 738 The name is derived..from the remarkable property possessed by the juice of the fruit, whence it is commonly called Marking-Nut.
marking-nut tree n. the tree itself.
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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 128 Semecarpus anacardium, the marking nut-tree of commerce.
1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) IV. 1935/1 S. anacardium, kidney-bean of Malacca, Marking-nut tree.
1985 Flora Austral. xxv. 178 Tar Tree, Marking Nut..occurs in north coastal N.T. and north-eastern Qld.; also extends to the Aru Is., New Guinea and New Britain.
marking plough n. a kind of plough (see quot. 1805).
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1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 13 The Marking-Plough is an useful instrument for the purpose of straightening, as well as regulating the distance of ridges, where the practice of drilling is in use.
1853 H. Stephens Farmer's Guide I. 645/2 By means of the marking plough, lines or small furrows are traced at right angles or obliquely to the direction which the plough is to take.
marking-pot n. a container for paint, dye, etc., used in marking.
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a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 74 When yow intende to marke..sheepe..wee grave up a rownde sodde with a spade, makinge the hole soe wide that the markinge-potte may stande over it.
1790 Contingent Expenses Dept. of State 1 Oct. in T. Jefferson Papers (1965) XVII. 361 Sundries for the office, including..marking pot and brush.
1868 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. 252 They did the hard work, swept out the stores, made the fires, used the marking-pot.
marking stitch n. a stitch used in marking linen, etc.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > stitch > other
accrue1725
gobble stitch1788
seam-stitch1825
marking stitch1861
dot1882
seam1882
basket-darning1884
basting1885
bridle1885
padding stitch1913
stab-stitch1917
tuck-stitch1926
prick stitch1928
fishbone-stitch1932
pad stitch1964
1861 H. B. Stowe Pearl of Orr's Island I. xvii. 152 I was going to begin and teach her some marking stitches.
1880 L. S. Floyer Plain Hints Examiners Needlework 22 The real marking stitch, called in old times ‘Brave Bred’ stitch,..lasts longer.
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society > communication > indication > marking > [noun] > implement
marking stone1534
marking iron1723
marker1725
marking pen1884
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > equipment
salec1299
salebandc1299
shacklec1460
marking stone1534
low bell1578
baikiea1598
nose-hook1778
sjambok1790
shangy1808
cow-bell1809
ox frame1844
bullwhip1848
humbug1850
stock-whip1852
bull-whacker1858
cattle-bell1872
bull-whack1885
leading-staff1886
bullock-bell1911
bull-holder1940
1534 T. Warley Let. 13 Aug. in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/14/41) f. 52v Bycawse the pasty shuld not be chainged I have written my name wt a markyng stone in the bottom of the pasty.
1545 Rates Custome House sig. bvijv Markynge stone the pounde iiii.d.
1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 51 It is good with a Marking-Stone, or piece of Chalk,..to mark one coast of every Tree.
1786 A. Hughes Zoriada I. 122 Aye, sir, said Martha, looking very archly, you know better than that comes to, it is not for such a poor body as I to throw a marking stone.
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1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry xxiii. 182 To a Drill that plants upon the Level, Marking Wheels are necessary.
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1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 103 Marking-Yarn,..is white Yarn spun the wrong Way.
1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 55 Marking-yarn, a white thread, untarred, laid in rope for the king's or East-India Company's mark.
C2. With adverbs (see adverbial uses at to mark down, to mark off, to mark out, to mark up at mark v. Phrasal verbs).
marking-down n. the action of reducing a price, rate, etc.; devaluation.
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1909 Westm. Gaz. 24 Mar. 10/3 A marking-down process was also indulged in in anticipation of selling by speculators and profit-taking.
1993 Jrnl. Financial & Quantitative Anal. 28 213 An actual issue of equity will be interpreted by the market as an instance of overvaluation, leading to a corresponding marking down of the firm's stock price.
marking-off n. the action of dividing something into measured sections, esp. for subsequent cutting, machining, etc.
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1894 W. J. Lineham Text-bk. Mech. Engin. vi. 183 (heading) Marking-off, machining, fitting and erecting.
1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 451/2 Marking-off platers work to drawings supplied from the drawing office and information given from the mold loft.
1966 J. H. Dixon tr. V. K. Dormidontov Shipbuilding Technol. v. 115 A template workshop..fitted with optical marking apparatus and a marking-off table.
marking-out n. the action of staking out an area; the action of plotting or tracing a design, line, etc., on something.
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society > communication > indication > marking > marking out > [noun]
location1714
marking-out1726
1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 37/1 The very marking out of the Platform ought to be done under proper Auspices.
1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man III. v. 157 But where was the bustle and industry characteristic of such an assemblage; the rudely constructed dwelling, which was to suffice till a more commodious mansion could be built; the marking out of fields [etc.]?
1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes i. 36 A typical marking-out table is shown.
1991 Trad. Woodworking Apr. 11/1 The tenons on the cross-rails are cut to size either in the traditional manner using mortise gauge for marking out and tenon saw for cutting, or with a circular saw bench.
marking-up n. (a) the action of increasing a price, rate, etc.; (b) the action of annotating, correcting, or amending a proof, draft document, etc.
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1924 G. G. Munn Encycl. Banking & Finance 523/1 A money squeeze refers to a temporary shortage in the supply of loanable funds accompanied by difficulty in borrowing and marking up of interest rates.
1969 D. Acheson Present at Creation (1970) xii. 97 They could bring most of their colleagues through the marking-up and committee-report stages of the legislative process.
1972 Econ. Jrnl. 82 851 In general inflation a proportionate marking up of all price and wage rates will keep real wage rates approximately constant.
1992 Lit. & Ling. Computing 7 10/1 The disadvantage in creating more DTDs [sc. document type definitions] is that the marking up of a large number of different texts from many different sources becomes increasingly complex.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
† markingadj.
Obsolete.
1. Observing or observant.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > observing, observant
perceivantc1390
markingc1580
regardfula1586
regardant1588
curiousa1592
observant1599
observing1607
observative1609
animadversive1642
smoky1688
notice-taking1816
noteful1838
c1580 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David i. i Night and day he calls [Gods law] to marking mind.
1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) vii. x. 178/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I It would make a diligent and marking reader both muse and moorne.
1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 213 Whosoever will with a marking eie consider [etc.].
1766 Life of Quin i. 5 He had..an expressive countenance; a marking eye; a clear voice.
1840 A. A. Opie Lays for Dead 13 'T was as if the winter's wind In spring's best hours return'd with blighting breath To..prove to wise observer's marking eye That summer's promis'd fruit might ripen not.
2. Of a person's face, manner, etc.: expressive of feeling or emotion; responsive.
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society > communication > expression > [adjective]
expressive1747
marking1778
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [adjective] > expressive
aspectabund1708
marking1778
1778 F. Burney Let. Sept. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 137 He has repeatedly asked me to read a Tragedy to him,..& when I ask him why, he says I have such a marking Face.
1831–2 J. Boaden Corr. Garrick (1835) I. p. vi It is a character exactly suited to the ardent and marking style of Garrick.
3. Characteristic, distinguishing.
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society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > [adjective]
monumentala1616
identifying1683
distinguishing1687
marking1795
characterizing1870
identificatory1887
the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing
distinctive1583
physiognomical1588
specifical1621
specific1649
diagnostic1650
distinguishable1665
specific1667
physiognomonical1668
well-characterized1672
specifying1675
distinguishing1687
determinative1697
physiognomonic1755
marking1795
featurelya1834
typical1850
characterizing1870
trademark1943
1795 E. Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 319 What you are to say of the character..of a man, must..consist rather of a few light marking touches than of a long discussion.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ii. 53 A full sense of the value of birth is a marking feature in the characters of the Marchese and Marchesa di Vivaldi.
1884 Athenæum 30 Aug. 271/1 The tragic story of Saigo Kichinosuke's despair and death..for all time must be the marking incident of its history.
4. Military. Designating a person who marks a pivot, etc., in troop manoeuvres (see mark v. 12).
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society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [adjective] > marking pivots, etc.
marking1796
1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 45 The horses heads of the line, and of the marking persons will then touch.
1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 45 When divisions come up..successively into line, they come up to the horses heads of the marking persons.
Derivatives
markingly adv. attentively; expressively.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [adverb]
carefullya1000
wellOE
sharplyc1055
tentivelya1375
viselyc1380
mindfullya1382
attentively1382
tentily?a1400
tentlya1400
intentfullyc1410
tendably?c1450
advisedly1481
heedely1548
respectively1556
heedfully1561
attently1562
gardantly1574
heedily1577
markinglya1586
regardfully1600
regardively1602
intensively1637
cautionarily1758
observantly1817
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Mm4v Pyrocles markingly harkned to all that Damætas said.
1779 F. Burney Let. 25 Oct. (1994) III. 406 And thus, though the Names I gave them were merely & markingly Descriptive of their Persons, did this little Noodle..believe them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.c1580