watermark

[ waw-ter-mahrk, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌmɑrk, ˈwɒt ər- /

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noun

a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet.

water line (def. 5).

a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light.

verb (used with object)

to mark (paper) with a watermark.

to impress (a design, pattern, etc.), as a watermark.

Origin of watermark

First recorded in 1625–35; water + mark¹

OTHER WORDS FROM watermark

un·wa·ter·marked, adjective

Words nearby watermark

Waterloo, Battle of, water louse, water main, waterman, watermanship, watermark, water meadow, watermeal, water measurer, watermelon, water meter

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Example sentences from the Web for watermark

Do they really need to post this video, which TMZ proudly put their watermark over so that everyone knows where it came from?
TMZ Makes Tragedy Porn Out of Tracy Morgan’s Gruesome Car Accident|Dean Obeidallah|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or Wintour, who has another agenda entirely for promoting rail-thinness as the watermark for beauty?
The Fat Wars|Marisa Meltzer|May 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I could not account for the Treasury watermark, designed to prevent forgery of the notes, appearing on a piece of blank paper.
The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees
The watermark will thus fall on twelve stamps in each sheet of one hundred.
Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery|Clifton Armstrong Howes

Its form is well seen in the watermark on Siamese stamps, and on the old Siamese coins.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young
As to the position of the watermark in the sheets, I believe it to be central.
Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery|Clifton Armstrong Howes
A German example of the watermark dating from 1479 was exhibited in the Caxton Exhibition .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for watermark

watermark

/ (ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk) /

noun

a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held up to the light

another word for water line (def. 1), water line (def. 2)

verb (tr)

to mark (paper) with a watermark

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	watermark
释义	watermark [ waw-ter-mahrk, wot-er- ] / ˈwɔ tərˌmɑrk, ˈwɒt ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR watermark ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet. water line (def. 5). a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light. verb (used with object) to mark (paper) with a watermark. to impress (a design, pattern, etc.), as a watermark. Origin of watermark First recorded in 1625–35; water + mark¹ OTHER WORDS FROM watermark un·wa·ter·marked, adjective Words nearby watermark Waterloo, Battle of, water louse, water main, waterman, watermanship, watermark, water meadow, watermeal, water measurer, watermelon, water meter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for watermark Do they really need to post this video, which TMZ proudly put their watermark over so that everyone knows where it came from? TMZ Makes Tragedy Porn Out of Tracy Morgan’s Gruesome Car Accident\|Dean Obeidallah\|June 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Or Wintour, who has another agenda entirely for promoting rail-thinness as the watermark for beauty? The Fat Wars\|Marisa Meltzer\|May 19, 2009\|DAILY BEAST I could not account for the Treasury watermark, designed to prevent forgery of the notes, appearing on a piece of blank paper. The Shrieking Pit\|Arthur J. Rees The watermark will thus fall on twelve stamps in each sheet of one hundred. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery\|Clifton Armstrong Howes Its form is well seen in the watermark on Siamese stamps, and on the old Siamese coins. The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe\|Ernest Young As to the position of the watermark in the sheets, I believe it to be central. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery\|Clifton Armstrong Howes A German example of the watermark dating from 1479 was exhibited in the Caxton Exhibition . Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for watermark watermark / (ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk) / noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held up to the light another word for water line (def. 1), water line (def. 2) verb (tr) to mark (paper) with a watermark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to watermark apex, apogee, acme, ceiling, peak, tidemark
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watermark

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of watermark

OTHER WORDS FROM watermark

Words nearby watermark

Example sentences from the Web for watermark

British Dictionary definitions for watermark

noun

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