单词 | chalk-mark |
释义 | > as lemmaschalk-mark chalk-mark n. and v. (a) n. a mark, esp. a distinctive mark, made with chalk; (b) v. transitive, to mark with chalk, esp. with a distinctive mark; to draw (a line) with chalk. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > [noun] > chalk mark chalk1674 chalk-mark1862 society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > be distinctive mark on [verb (transitive)] > put identifying mark on > with chalk chalk-mark1862 chalk1866 1862 W. M. Thackeray Roundabout Papers 166 On the doorpost..is a little chalk-mark. 1878 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 Dec. 791/2 The white chalk-mark on his [sc. a Brahmin's] forehead, which signifies his rank to the world. 1927 Scots Observer 11 June 2/2 A happy-go-lucky Customs officer chalk-marked my suit case. 1928 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 8/1 He has to toe the line which I chalk-mark, otherwise out he goes. < as lemmas |
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