country mark
now rare (chiefly historical in later use)
noun
A mark, especially a scar or pattern of scars resulting from shallow incisions, made as part of a traditional ritual or cosmetic practice among some African peoples, and sometimes used to identify a person's country of birth or tribal origin.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in St Jago Intelligencer.
- Awadh
- await
- awake
- awaken
- awakening
- a walk in the park
- award
- award ceremony
- awardee
- awarder
- awards ceremony
- award wage
- award-winning
- aware
- awareness
- awareness bracelet
- awari
- a (warning) shot across the bows
- awash
- a watched pot never boils
- away
- awayday
- away goal
- away message
- away (or off or out etc.) with