countermark

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noun

A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.

“to countermark silverware”

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Meanings

nouncountermark (plural countermarks)

plural countermarks

  1. A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
  2. farrieryAn artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
verbcountermark (third-person singular simple present countermarks, present participle countermarking, simple past and past participle countermarked)

present singular third person countermarks · participle present countermarking · participle past countermarked · past countermarked

  1. transitiveTo apply a countermark to.

    to countermark silverware

    1 more example

    to countermark a horse's teeth

Origin

From counter- + mark.

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Translations

Catalan contramarca
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French contre-marque
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Polish przebitka
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Spanish contramarca
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Cite this entry
APA

countermark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermark

MLA

“countermark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermark. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countermark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermark.

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