| 单词 | country mark |
| 释义 | > as lemmascountry mark country mark n. now rare (chiefly historical in later use) a mark, esp. 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. ΚΠ 1757 St Jago Intelligencer 14 May A New Negro Boy, named Oroonoko, without any Mark, except that of his Country Marks, of which, he has several in the Face. 1767 Savannah (Georgia) Gaz. 8 July in M. A. Gomez Exchanging Our Country Marks (1998) v. 103 Run away, or stolen..a Guiney fellow..has his country marks on his arms and shoulders. 1823 J. Adams Remarks on Country Cape Palmas to River Congo ii. 94 Their [sc. the Housa's] country mark consists of very small lines cut longitudinally upon each cheek from the temples to the chin. 1825 R. Bickell W. Indies as they Are i. 43 Frank, a Nago,..no brand-mark, country marks on his face. 1909 U. B. Phillips Plantation & Frontier Documents II. 89 (note) ‘Country marks’ were the scars, tattooing, boring of ears, filing of teeth, etc., by which the Africans of certain tribes were accustomed to mark their persons. 2008 L. H. Anderson Chains (2010) xiii. 82 He carried a country mark on his face, three straight lines that had been cut into his right cheek when he became a man in Africa. < as lemmas |
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