Undermarkings

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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