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Definitions for: Earmark [n] a distinctive characteristic or attribute
[n] identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
[v] give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ear"mark`, n.
1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by
cropping or slitting.
2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
Money is said to have no earmark. --Wharton.
Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the
rounding of his head, and his earmark. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon
them, no tokens of a particular proprietor.
--Burrow.
Ear"mark`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earmarked; p. pr. &
vb. n. Earmarking.]
To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
Synonyms: allow, appropriate, hallmark, reserve, set aside, stylemark, trademark
See Also: allot, assign, characteristic, mark, marker, marking, portion
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