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Definition of Countermark
1. n. A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.
2. v. t. To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth.
Definition of Countermark
1. Noun. A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof. ¹
2. Noun. (context: farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To apply a countermark to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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