Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A legal mark or symbol made on certain gold and silver articles for the purpose of indicating their degree of purity, etc.
- noun In an engraving, the depression in the paper around the edges of an impression taken from an incised plate. It is caused by the force of the press when striking off.
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