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Watermark

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A mark showing the greatest height to which water has risen.

n. A line indicating the heights of high and low tide.

n. A translucent design impressed on paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is held to the light.

n. The metal pattern that produces this design.

v. To mark (paper) with a watermark.

v. To impress (a pattern or design) as a watermark.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

n. Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.

v. To mark paper with a watermark.

v. To mark a datafile with a watermark.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.

n. A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during the process of manufacture.

n. See Water line, 2.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The mark, line, or limit of the rise or height of water, as in a well, a river, the sea, etc.; a water-line; especially, a tide-mark.

n. A faintly marked letter, figure, or design in the fabric of paper, that denotes its size or its manufacturer, usually barely noticeable except when the sheet is held against strong light.

To mark or stamp with water-lines: as, to water-mark paper; a.water-marked page.

To mark, inscribe, or embody in water-lines.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a line marking the level reached by a body of water

n. a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light

Word Usage

"The book, the cover of which ripples with the watermark from a dollar bill, was, Child says, greatly influence by films such as High Society."

Verb Form

watermarked watermarking watermarks

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

marker mark marking

Variant

water line

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