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• Twain

  ·adj & ·noun Two; — nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Mark

  ·noun Attention, regard, or respect. II. Mark ·noun Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official stati...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Mark

  same as Marcus ...

  Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

• Mark

  The evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" (Acts 12:12, 25). Mark (Marcus, Col. 4:10, etc.) was h...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• mark

  A certain regulated length for Spanish sword-blades, under penalty of fine, and the weapon to seizur...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Mark

  one of the evangelists, and probable author of the Gospel bearing his name. (Marcus was his Latin su...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Bench mark

  ·add. ·- Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. Specif. : A horizontal mark at th...

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• Chatter mark

  ·add. ·- A short crack on a rock surface planed smooth by a glacier. II. Chatter mark ·add. ·- One ...

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• Hall-mark

  ·noun The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, ...

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• Plimsoll's mark

  ·- A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British sea-going merchant vessels, to indic...

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• Re-mark

  ·vt To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew. ...

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• Trade-mark

  ·noun A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed by a manufacturer or a merchant to his goods,...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Akenside, Mark

  (1721-1770) Poet, s. of a butcher at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, gave early indications of talent, and was...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lemon, Mark

  (1809-1870) Journalist and humorist, b. in London, wrote many theatrical pieces, and a few novels, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Napier, Mark

  (1798-1879) Historian, s. of a lawyer in Edinburgh, was called to the Bar, practised as an advocate...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Pattison, Mark

  (1813-1884) Scholar and biographer, b. at Hornby, Yorkshire, s. of a clergyman, ed. privately and a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Mark Lane

  South out of Fenchurch Street, at No. 55, to Great Tower Street at No. 67 (P.O. Directory). In Tower...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• dollar mark

  The origin of this sign to represent the dollar has been the cause of much discussion of late in t...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• ballast-mark

  The horizontal line described by the surface of the water on the body of a ship, when she is immerse...

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• flood-mark

  The line made by the tide upon the shore at its greatest height; it is also called high-water mark. ...

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• sea-mark

  A point or object distinguishable at sea, as promontories, steeples, rivers, trees, &c., forming imp...

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• stray-mark

  The mark at the junction of the stray and log lines. ...

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• Mark Lane Station

  At the south-east corner of Seething Lane, on the north side of Byward Street. In Tower Ward. Occup...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• moll thompson's mark

  M. T. i.e. empty: as, Take away this bottle, it has Moll Thompson's mark upon it. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• mark, a good

  Australian slang. 1845. R. Howitt, `Australia,' p. 233: «I wondered often what was the meaning of ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• high-water mark

  The line made by the water upon the shore, when at its greatest height; it is also designated the fl...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Mark, Gospel Of

  By whom written.-The author of this Gospel has been universally believed to be Mark or Marcus, desig...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Mark, Gospel according to

  It is the current and apparently well-founded tradition that Mark derived his information mainly fro...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• London Tavern, Mark Lane

  At the north-west corner of Mark Lane at its junction with Fenchurch Street, at Nos. 53 and 54 (P.O....

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Star Alley, Mark Lane

  West out of Mark Lane, north of Hart Street, and running north to Fenchurch Street. In Tower Ward (P...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Mary, Mother Of Mark

  (Colossians 4:10) was sister to Barnabas. (Acts 4:36; 12:15) She was among the earliest disciples, a...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• King's Head Tavern, Mark Lane

  See London Tavern, Mark Lane. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.