hallmark : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hallmark	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hallmark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hallmark n a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark] a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity Synonym(s): authentication, hallmark, assay- mark
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hall-mark \Hall"-mark`\, n. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.