hallmark

¹hall·mark

noun \ˈhȯl-ˌmärk\

Definition of HALLMARK

1

a : an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity b : a mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness

2

: a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature <the dramatic flourishes which are the hallmark of the trial lawyer — Marion K. Sanders>

Examples of HALLMARK

1. He had all the hallmarks of a great baseball player.
2. Humor is one of the hallmarks of her style.
3. The murder bore all the hallmarks of a serial killer's work.

Origin of HALLMARK

Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England, where gold and silver articles were assayed and stamped

First Known Use: 1721

Related to HALLMARK

Synonyms: ensign, emblem, impresa, logo, symbol, totem, trademark

Related Words: attribute, icon (also ikon), pictograph; logogram, logograph; badge, coat of arms, cognizance, crest, insignia, monogram; colophon, stamp, token

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Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with HALLMARK

aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, debark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, earmark, embark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, landmark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, postmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, stress mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark