plate mark

noun

1. hallmark.
2. a mark made on paper by the edge of an intaglio plate during printing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plate mark¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

You have to sign the print, outside the plate mark, and then number it.

From New York Times

Crucially, the arrow is inside the plate mark, thus violating the fidelity of the reproduced print.

From New York Times

Arizona’s Chip Hale was ejected for the first time as a big league manager, by plate Mark Ripperberger for comments Hale yelled from the dugout after Paul Goldschmidt was called out on strikes to end the sixth.

From Washington Times

As McClendon waited for reliever Tom Wilhelmsen, an angry Hernandez vented his frustrations to home plate Mark Ripperger about his strike zone for the game, particularly some missed calls in that inning.

From Seattle Times

Where certain etchings and engravings had been copied by the Brooklyn Photogravure Co., omitting the tints, plate mark and title, it was held in 1892, in Fishel v.

From Project Gutenberg