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mark (iou)



mark verb. [mɑ:k]
[Old English mearcian = Old Frisian merkia, Old Saxon (gi)markon appoint, observe (Dutch marken), Old High German marchon plan, Old Norse marka mark, observe, from West Germanic, from Germanic base of MARK noun1.]
I. Put a mark on.
verb trans. Trace out boundaries for; plot or plan out. Now usu. foll. by out. OE.
Browning All that time stood Rosamund Page..on the turf marked out for the party's firing-place. A. Christie William is the gardener. He keeps the paths and marks the tennis courts.
b. Fashion, frame. poet. Only in LME.
verb trans. Make a mark or marks on (a thing or person) by drawing, stamping, cutting, hitting, etc.; form or represent by making marks. OE.
W. Trevor Throwing her fork down, marking the white tablecloth. Z. Tomin She scratched me, the stupid cow has marked me for life. fig.: E. Feinstein Those pains of childhood never leave us. We are marked by them for ever.
b. Orig., embroider. Now spec. put a person's initials or Other identifying mark on (clothing, linen, etc.) by means of embroidery, ink, etc. ME.
J. Payn We are marking the house linen.
c. In pass. Have or bear natural marks. LME.
W. S. Dallas The species of the genus Argynnis..are elegantly marked with silvery spots.
d. Attach a price to (an article or goods). M19.
e. Draw or cut lines on (an object) to act as a guide during subsequent machining, cutting, aligning, etc. Foll. by off. L19.
f. Earmark (a lamb or calf); castrate (a lamb). Austral. & NZ. L19.
verb trans. fig.
a. Designate as if by placing a mark on; characterize; destine. Foll. by as, down, for, out, (now rare) to do. OE.
R. H. Mottram Only the boots and the hatless head marked her for a follower of the continental tradition. J. Betjeman Pedestrians and dogs and catswe mark them down for slaughter. M. Bragg His boots, his cap, his heavy flapping jacket all marked him out as a miner.
b. Mete out, allot. poet. ME-L15.
c. Separate from something else as by drawing a boundary line or imposing a distinctive mark. Usu. foll. by off, out. E18.
T. E. Harvey Her son's serious ways, by which he was marked out from his..brothers and sisters. A. Bullock This was an attitude..which marked him off from Morrison.
a. verb trans. Note down, indicate in Writing (long obsolete exc. Scot.); indicate or represent by a mark, symbol, or marker. OE.
R. Macaulay Some of the rivers and small lakes that I saw marked on the map. A. Moorehead Mark your routes as permanently as possible, by leaving records, sowing seeds, building cairns. R. K. Narayan They made Jaggu return to the starting point, marked it with white paint.
b. verb intrans. Of a horse: indicate its age by its mark of mouth (MARK noun1 11d). M18.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Record (points) in a game. E19.
d. verb trans. & intrans. Award marks to or grade (an examination, pupil, etc.). L19.
G. Greene He marked him 100% for Classics. Today The anguished expression of a man who has marked too many misspelt exam papers.
e. verb trans. Stock Exchange. Record the price at the making of (a bargain or transaction). E20.
verb trans. Make (the sign of the cross) with the hand. ME-L16.
verb trans. Be a distinguishing mark of, characterize; be a noteworthy feature or attendant circumstance of. Freq. in pass. M17.
W. S. Maugham He came towards her with the springy gait which marked his eager vitality. S. Unwin The official end of the Congress was marked by a Dinner. A. Brien Mother does nothing to mark the occasion.
b. Indicate the position or course of; be an indication of. L17.
J. C. Powys They had been planted to mark the spot where the Vikings had landed. D. Storey The grave was marked by a small round-headed stone. M. Esslin This homecoming marked the beginning of the most productive period in Beckett's life.
c. In pass. Of a feature etc.: be (more or less) strikingly noticeable. E19.
verb trans. Show or manifest (one's approval, displeasure, etc.) by some significant action. L18.
E. Gaskell Sitting down herself on a..stool to mark her sense of the difference in their conditions.
verb trans. Military. Indicate (the pivots, formations, etc.) in military evolutions. L18.
II. Direct one's course or aim.
verb trans. & intrans. Direct or continue on (one's way). ME-L16.
a. verb trans. Aim a blow or missile at; strike, hit. ME-E16.
b. verb intrans. Take aim, aim a blow. (Foll. by to.) Long obsolete exc. Scot. ME.
III. Notice, observe.
verb trans. Notice; observe, watch. ME.
Disraeli I looked up, I marked the tumultuous waving of many torches. F. Herbert She marked how he fingered his beard.
verb trans. & intrans. Consider; give one's attention (to); take notice (of). LME.
K. Waterhouse There is, mark you, no guarantee. R. West Mark my words, he'll come back.
verb trans. Note the place of going to cover of (game) after it has been put up. Also foll. by down. LME.
verb trans. & intrans. Sport. Keep close to and so hamper (a player in an opposing team). L19.
b. Austral. Rules Football. Catch (the ball). L19.
Phrases, & with adverbs in specialized senses: mark a person's card: see CARD noun2 3b. mark down (a) reduce the price of; (b) make a written note of; (see also sense 3 above). mark time (a) Military march on the spot, without moving forward; (b) act routinely; go through the motions; (c) await an opportunity to advance. mark up (a) correct or annotate (copy or proofs) for typesetting, printing, etc.; (b) raise the price of. mark with a white stone: see WHITE adjective.
Comb.: mark-down a reduction in price; mark-up (a) the amount added to the cost price of goods to cover overheads and provide profit; (b) the process or result of marking up copy or proofs; (c) Computing the process of assigning tags to elements of a text to indicate their relation to the structure of the text; the tags so assigned.
markable adjective (rare) (a) remarkable; (b) able to receive a mark or imprint: LME.

acetous (medicine)


acetous


1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. "An acetous spirit." . "A liquid of an acetous kind."

2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation. Acetous acid, a name formerly given to vinegar.

Origin: L. Acetum = vinegar, fr. Acere to be sour.

Source: Websters Dictionary