Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mark put upon a set of warp-threads before they are placed on the warp-beam of a loom, to mark off a certain definite length. The mark shows in the woven fabric, and serves as a measure for cutting.
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In order to achieve the correct length, yet also cut the board so that the tongue fit in the groove, the board first had to be flipped over and the cut-mark drawn.
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Dr. Hamdallah Bearat from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University determined that one cut-mark even contained a tiny, embedded piece of rock that was likely left behind during the butchering process.
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