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Synonyms for earmark
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : eer-mahrk |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌmɑrk |
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Définition of earmark
Origin :- late 15c., from ear (n.1) + mark (n.1). Originally a cut or mark in the ear of sheep and cattle, serving as a sign of ownership (also a punishment of certain criminals); first recorded 1570s in figurative sense "stamp of ownership."
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- verb reserve
- These minor obligations do not earmark more than an hour in the day.
- Extract from : « First and Last Things » by H. G. Wells
- It wont do, she averred, but Mr. Denby has every earmark of it.
- Extract from : « Under Cover » by Roi Cooper Megrue
- Then follows the non sequitur, which is a Democratic earmark.
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- So I earmark the calf with the owner's marks, and don't brand him at all.
- Extract from : « When A Man's A Man » by Harold Bell Wright
- I never saw a more typical criminal, Michael said, severely looking at the captive; every earmark of it.
- Extract from : « Under Cover » by Roi Cooper Megrue
- She has always shown every earmark of genius, even to neglecting the best husband that ever lived!
- Extract from : « Why Joan? » by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
- That sense of humor does not lessen but it lightens the gallantry and chivalry which is the earmark of Westerners.
- Extract from : « The Native Son » by Inez Haynes Irwin
- Every earmark showed that, from the delicate scent of the paper, to the fine, even handwriting.
- Extract from : « The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him » by Paul Leicester Ford
- My solicitors have the papers and receipts, so that it is possible to earmark your exact purchases.
- Extract from : « Hard Pressed » by Fred M. White
- Beyond doubt, Disraeli made the statement—it bears his earmark.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard
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