remarque

¹

or re·mark

[ ri-mahrk ]

noun

, Fine Arts.

1. a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
2. a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
3. a plate so marked.

Remarque

²

[ ri-mahrk; German ruh-mahrk ]

noun

1. E·rich Ma·ri·a [er, -ik m, uh, -, ree, -, uh, ey, -, r, i, kh, mah-, ree, -ah], 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.

Remarque

¹

/ rɪˈmɑːk /

noun

1. RemarqueErich Maria18981970MUSGermanWRITING: novelist 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)

remarque

²

/ rɪˈmɑːk /

noun

1. 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
2. a plate so marked
3. a print or proof from a plate so marked

Word History and Origins

Origin of remarque¹

From French, dating back to 1880–85; remark

Word History and Origins

Origin of remarque¹

C19: from French; see remark

Example Sentences

The bitter reproaches of Wilfred Owen, Erich Maria Remarque, or John Dos Passos do not make their appearance in Time Regained.

From The Daily Beast

Remarque laments a generation where even the survivors are psychically mangled.

From The Daily Beast

"Vous n'avez pas remarque la demoiselle," said the lieutenant, in a tone of politeness.

From Project Gutenberg

The remarque usually consists in leaving unfinished some little detail in an out-of-the-way corner of the plate.

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On remarque chez lui une imagination souple et vive, une constante aspiration la force, la noblesse, la majest.

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Tout cela était loin, très loin même; une remarque du marchand de vins chez qui il mangeait, le lui prouvait plus que tout.

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There have been printed twenty-five special remarque proofs and 100 double remarque proofs on parchment.

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