Hall-mark \Hall"-mark`\ (h[add]l"m[aum]rk`), n.
1. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other
assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver
articles, attesting their purity.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, [figuratively]: A distinguishing characteristic or
characteristics; as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark
of the best writers.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hallmark
n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: trademark,
earmark, stylemark]
2: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and
authenticity [syn: authentication, assay-mark]
WordNet (r) 2.0
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "hallmark":
aroma, attribute, authentication, badge, banner, billhead,
book stamp, bookplate, brand, broad arrow, cachet, cast, character,
characteristic, check, colophon, configuration, counterfoil,
countermark, cut, device, differentia, differential,
distinctive feature, docket, earmark, feature, figure, flavor,
government mark, government stamp, gust, identification, idiocrasy,
idiosyncrasy, image, impress, impression, imprint, index, indicant,
indicator, individualism, insignia, keynote, label, letterhead,
lineaments, logo, logotype, mannerism, mark, marking, masthead,
measure, mold, nature, note, odor, particularity, peculiarity,
picture, plate, price tag, property, quality, quirk,
registered trademark, representation, representative, running head,
running title, savor, seal, shape, sigil, sign, signal, signature,
signet, singularity, smack, specialty, stamp, sticker, stub,
sure sign, symbol, symptom, tab, tag, taint, tally, tang, taste,
telltale sign, ticket, title page, token, trade name, trademark,
trademark name, trait, trick, verification
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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