thumb-markn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthumb-mark.

1. A mark made with the thumb, esp. on the page of a book in turning the leaves; also, such a mark made with the inked thumb for identification of a person. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > dirty mark > made by finger or thumb

finger marka1661

thumb-mark1845

paw print1894

society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > [noun] > fingerprint taken for purpose of

finger marka1661

fingerprint1880

thumb-mark1889

dactylogram1913

dabs1926

1845 H. W. Longfellow To Old Danish Song-bk. iii There are thumb-marks on thy margin, Made by hands that clasped thee rudely.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xi Thumb-marks I find very obnoxious.

1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xix. 185 It is impossible to get the thumb-marks of any two men to be alike.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 20 June 3/1 Thumb-mark impressions are to be taken—a precaution which in..England..is only taken in the case of criminals.

2. transferred. (See quot. 1877.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > parts of

thumb-mark1877

fall?1879

1877 G. Stables Pract. Kennel Guide (ed. 3) iii. 36 [Words used in the Fancy] Thumb-mark, an obliquely-shaped black mark crossing the foot of a well-bred Black-and-tan above the toes.

Derivatives

ˈthumb-mark v. (transitive) to make a thumb-mark upon; to mark with the thumb.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > [verb (transitive)] > make thumb-mark on

thumb-mark1891

1891 J. L. Kipling Beast & Man in India xviii. 400 St. Peter thumb-marked the haddock when he took from its gills the providential tribute money.

1909 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions 114 Captain Parnall thumbmarks and passes it to Mr. Geary.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	thumb-mark
释义	thumb-markn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthumb-mark. 1. A mark made with the thumb, esp. on the page of a book in turning the leaves; also, such a mark made with the inked thumb for identification of a person. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > dirty mark > made by finger or thumb finger marka1661 thumb-mark1845 paw print1894 society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > [noun] > fingerprint taken for purpose of finger marka1661 fingerprint1880 thumb-mark1889 dactylogram1913 dabs1926 1845 H. W. Longfellow To Old Danish Song-bk. iii There are thumb-marks on thy margin, Made by hands that clasped thee rudely. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xi Thumb-marks I find very obnoxious. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xix. 185 It is impossible to get the thumb-marks of any two men to be alike. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 20 June 3/1 Thumb-mark impressions are to be taken—a precaution which in..England..is only taken in the case of criminals. 2. transferred. (See quot. 1877.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > parts of thumb-mark1877 fall?1879 1877 G. Stables Pract. Kennel Guide (ed. 3) iii. 36 [Words used in the Fancy] Thumb-mark, an obliquely-shaped black mark crossing the foot of a well-bred Black-and-tan above the toes. Derivatives ˈthumb-mark v. (transitive) to make a thumb-mark upon; to mark with the thumb. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > [verb (transitive)] > make thumb-mark on thumb-mark1891 1891 J. L. Kipling Beast & Man in India xviii. 400 St. Peter thumb-marked the haddock when he took from its gills the providential tribute money. 1909 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions 114 Captain Parnall thumbmarks and passes it to Mr. Geary. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1845
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