remarque

¹ American  

[ri-mahrk] / rɪˈmɑrk /

Or remark

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.

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Remarque ² American  

[ri-mahrk, ruh-mahrk] / rɪˈmɑrk, rəˈmɑrk /

noun

1. Erich Maria 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.

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remarque ¹ British  

/ 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

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Remarque ² British  

/ rɪˈmɑːk /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of remarque

From French, dating back to 1880–85; remark

Example Sentences

In 1930, the Nazi Party chief in Thuringia and state Minister of Education and the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, issued orders to remove 70 Expressionist paintings from the Schloss Weimar museum, fire the director of another museum for displaying modern art in its exhibitions, and ban all pacifist or antiwar books and films, including Erich Maria Remarque’s legendary World War I novel “All Quiet on the Western Front.”

From Salon

In 1937, Fitzgerald was brought in to take over the script for “Three Comrades,” an adaptation of the popular novel by Erich Maria Remarque.

From Los Angeles Times

“All Quiet on the Western Front” won four Oscars this year, including international feature, making this adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic German novel — about young soldiers enduring the horrors of World War I’s frontlines — one of Netflix’s most successful awards season movies ever.

From Los Angeles Times

The film is based on the classic 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.

From Seattle Times

Streaming service Netflix Inc garnered six Academy Awards, four of them for the German film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 novel "All Quiet on the Western Front," including best international feature.

From Reuters