Undermarkings
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Markings that appear on the underside of something. Usually used to describe an animal. uncountable
"Dr. Latham says, that the eggs are of a cinereous grey, whimsically marked with deep brownish black patches of irre gular sizes and shapes, besides some undermarkings of a dusky hue."
Example
More examples"Dr. Latham says, that the eggs are of a cinereous grey, whimsically marked with deep brownish black patches of irre gular sizes and shapes, besides some undermarkings of a dusky hue."
Etymology
From under- + markings.
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