'Countermark' definitions:
Definition of 'Countermark'
From: GCIDE
- Countermark \Coun"ter*mark`\ (-m?rk`), n.
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Far.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Countermark'
From: GCIDE
- Countermark \Coun`ter*mark"\ (koun`t[~e]r*m[aum]rk"), v. t. To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth. [1913 Webster]