remarque
or re·mark
a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
a plate so marked.
Origin of remarque
1Words Nearby remarque
Other definitions for Remarque (2 of 2)
E·rich Ma·ri·a [er-ik muh-ree-uh; German ey-rikhmah-ree-ah], /ˈɛr ɪk məˈri ə; German ˈeɪ rɪx mɑˈri ɑ/, 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.
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How to use remarque in a sentence
The bitter reproaches of Wilfred Owen, Erich Maria remarque, or John Dos Passos do not make their appearance in Time Regained.
remarque laments a generation where even the survivors are psychically mangled.
"Vous n'avez pas remarque la demoiselle," said the lieutenant, in a tone of politeness.
The Man From Glengarry | Ralph ConnorThe remarque usually consists in leaving unfinished some little detail in an out-of-the-way corner of the plate.
A Treatise on Etching | Maxime LalanneOn remarque chez lui une imagination souple et vive, une constante aspiration la force, la noblesse, la majest.
Masters of French Music | Arthur Hervey
Tout cela était loin, très loin même; une remarque du marchand de vins chez qui il mangeait, le lui prouvait plus que tout.
Histoires grises | E. Edouard TavernierThere have been printed twenty-five special remarque proofs and 100 double remarque proofs on parchment.
British Dictionary definitions for remarque (1 of 2)
remark
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
a mark in the margin of an engraved plate to indicate the stage of production of the plate. It is removed before the plate is finished
a plate so marked
a print or proof from a plate so marked
Origin of remarque
1British Dictionary definitions for Remarque (2 of 2)
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
Erich Maria (ˈeːrɪç maˈriːa). 1898–1970, US novelist, born in Germany, noted for his novel of World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
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