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brand-mark|ˈbrænd-ˌmɑːk| [f. brand + mark.] The mark left by a branding-iron: also fig.
1655–60Stanley Hist. Philos. (1701) 143/1 A Brand-mark, which declared the ill disposition of the owner. 1684Lond. Gaz. No. 1990/4 An old Brandmark on the farther Leg behind. 1879Farrar St. Paul II. 580 Or borne in his mortal body such evident brand-marks of the Lord. Hence brand-marked ppl. a.
1678Lond. Gaz. No. 818/4 Brand marked with two P's counter-placed. 1847Nat. Encycl. I. 331 The Acheus Aï, or brand-marked sloth. |