Bemark

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To mark with the sign of the cross; mark oneself. obsolete, rare, transitive
  2. 2
    To mark or cover with marks; mark up. transitive

    "[...] commuter frenzy as soon they'll be charging en masse from Market and Sansome buildings on foot and in buses and all well-dressed thru workingman Frisco of Walkup?? truck drivers and even the poor grime-bemarked Third Steet of lost bums [...]"

Example

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"[...] commuter frenzy as soon they'll be charging en masse from Market and Sansome buildings on foot and in buses and all well-dressed thru workingman Frisco of Walkup?? truck drivers and even the poor grime-bemarked Third Steet of lost bums [...]"

Etymology

From be- + mark. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bemäärke, German Low German bemarken, German bemerken.

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