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watermark definition

water·mark (-märk′)

noun

  1. a mark showing the limit to which water has risen
  2. Papermaking
    1. a translucent mark in paper, produced by the pressing of a projecting design, as in the mold, during manufacture
    2. the design

transitive verb

  1. to mark (paper) with a watermark
  2. to impress (a design) as a watermark

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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