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Definition of: hallmark
(hôl′märk′) noun
1. An official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to guarantee their purity.
2. Any mark or proof of genuineness or excellence.
—v.t. To stamp with a hallmark. [<Goldsmiths' Hall, London, where the assaying and stamping were formerly exclusively done + MARK]
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