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/wˈɔtərmˌɑrk/ Listen

Watermark

noun

A line marking the level reached by a body of water. Synonym: water line.

A distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light.

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"Watermark" Quotes from Famous Books

... that it had the image of a monikin, carved also in stone, with his tail extended in a right line, pointing, as Mr. Poke assured me, S. and by W. half W. I had made sufficient progress in the monikin language to read, as we glided past this watermark—"To Leaphigh,—15 miles." One monikin mile, however, we were next told, was equal to nine English statute miles; and, consequently, we were not so near our port as was at first supposed. I expressed great satisfaction at finding ourselves so fairly on the road, however, ...

— The Monikins • J. Fenimore Cooper

Words linked to "Watermark" : high-water mark, line, mark, marker, low-water mark, marking, water line