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Definition of ripple mark
1 : one of a series of small ridges produced especially on sand by the action of wind, a current of water, or waves
2 : a striation across the grain of wood especially on the tangential surface
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ripple-marked \ ˈri-pəl-ˌmärkt 
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The first known use of ripple mark was in 1831
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