A watermark is a design which is put into paper when it is made, and which you can only see if you hold the paper up to the light. Banknotes often have a watermark, to make them harder to copy illegally.
2. See also high-water mark
watermark in British English
(ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk)
noun
1.
a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held up to the light
2. another word for waterline (sense 1), waterline (sense 2)
verb(transitive)
3.
to mark (paper) with a watermark
watermark in American English
(ˈwɔtərˌmɑrk)
noun
1.
a mark showing the limit to which water has risen
2. Papermaking
a.
a translucent mark in paper, produced by the pressing of a projecting design, as in the mold, during manufacture
b.
the design
verb transitive
3.
to mark (paper) with a watermark
4.
to impress (a design) as a watermark
Examples of 'watermark' in a sentence
watermark
There was a motor cruiser moored at the end of the pontoon, dazzlingly white with a blue band above the watermark.
Higgins, Jack CONFESSIONAL (1993)
He held up the sheet to the light pouring in through his window and examined the watermark.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (1993)
`The other thing," continued Dopplinger, `is the watermark.
Tapply, William G THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR (1993)
When you hold them up to the light you can see the watermark which is a smiley face.
Womack, Jack RANDOM ACTS OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE (1993)