n. [ See 2d Marc. ] 1. An old weight and coin. See Marc. “Lend me a mark.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money (1913); the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value. The unit was retained by subsequent German states up to the time of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1995, the value was approximately 65 cents American. In 1999 it began to be superseded by the Euro as a unit of currency in Germany and throughout much of the European union. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A license of reprisals. See Marque. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. mærke; cf. Lith. margas party-colored. √106, 273. Cf. Remark. ] 1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Gen. iv. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: (a) A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark. (b) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have some marks of yours upon my pate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character. [ 1913 Webster ]

The confusion of tongues was a mark of separation. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach. [ 1913 Webster ]

France was a fairer mark to shoot at than Ireland. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the mark. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Attention, regard, or respect. [ 1913 Webster ]

As much in mock as mark. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the official marks invested, you
Anon do meet the Senate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. Preeminence; high position; as, patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. (Logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. A number or other character used in registering; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

13. Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants. [ Obs. ] “All the mark of Adam.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

14. (Naut.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called “deeps.” [ 1913 Webster ]

A man of mark, a conspicuous or eminent man. --
To make one's mark. (a) To sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other mark. (b) To make a distinct or lasting impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; symptom. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Marked p. pr. & vb. n. Marking. ] [ OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See Mark the sign. ] 1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words. “Mark the perfect man.” Ps. xxxvii. 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

To mark out. (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment. (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account. --
To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief. 1 Kings xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Remarkable. [ Obs. ] Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a marked instance. -- Mark"ed*ly adv. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]

A marked man, a man who is noted by a community, or by a part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; -- usually with an unfavorable suggestion. [1913 Webster]

n. See Marquee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who or that which marks. Specifically: (a) One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards. (b) A counter used in card playing and other games. (c) (Mil.) The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment. (d) An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Akin to D. markt, OHG. markāt, merkāt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. marché. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart. ] 1. A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of buying and selling (as cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week; a farmers' market. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares
At wakes, and wassails, meetings, markets, fairs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Three women and a goose make a market. Old Saying. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool. John v. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An opportunity for selling or buying anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods; there are none for sale on the market; the best price on the market. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

There is a third thing to be considered: how a market can be created for produce, or how production can be limited to the capacities of the market. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth. [ 1913 Webster ]

What is a man
If his chief good and market of his time
Be but to sleep and feed? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Eng. Law) The privelege granted to a town of having a public market. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A specified group of potential buyers, or a region in which goods may be sold; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, the under-30 market; the New Jersey market. [ PJC ]

☞ Market is often used adjectively, or in forming compounds of obvious meaning; as, market basket, market day, market folk, market house, marketman, market place, market price, market rate, market wagon, market woman, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Market beater, a swaggering bully; a noisy braggart. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. --
Market bell, a bell rung to give notice that buying and selling in a market may begin. [ Eng. ] Shak. --
Market cross, a cross set up where a market is held. Shak. --
Market garden, a garden in which vegetables are raised for market. --
Market gardening, the raising of vegetables for market. --
Market place, an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held. --
Market town, a town that has the privilege of a stated public market. [ 1913 Webster ]