plate mark


noun
  1. a mark made on paper by the edge of an intaglio plate during printing.

Origin of plate mark

1
First recorded in 1855–60

Words Nearby plate mark

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How to use plate mark in a sentence

  • The lines shown on the plate mark the grooves which cross the shell, and are slightly darker in shade than the ridges.

  • The smartest, at present, is that with a raised margin—or plate mark.

    Etiquette | Emily Post

British Dictionary definitions for platemark

platemark

/ (ˈpleɪtˌmɑːk) /


noun, verb

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