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Earmark   /ˈɪrmˌɑrk/   Listen
Earmark

noun
1.
Identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal.
2.
A distinctive characteristic or attribute.  Synonyms: hallmark, stylemark, trademark.






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"Earmark" Quotes from Famous Books



... fifty; and cut those five wethers out of the ewe herd. Catch those yearling ewes with the wether earmark ...
— The Fighting Shepherdess • Caroline Lockhart

... the 18th century—the golden age of English furniture—plundered remorselessly. Apart from his published designs, many of which were probably never made up, we have to depend upon the very few instances in which his original accounts enable us to earmark work which was unquestionably his. For Claydon House, the seat of the Verneys in Buckinghamshire, he executed much decorative work, and the best judges are satisfied that the Chinese bedroom there was designed ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various



Words linked to "Earmark" :   mold, mark, marker, assign, allot, characteristic, mould, portion, marking



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