tidemark

English

noun
Definitions
  • a line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide
  • (by extension) any mark showing the limit of some past activity
  • (humorous) a line of scum left on a bath tub when the water is drained away

Etymology

Compound from English tide (time, period, period around a festival, season, period around a holiday, hour, occasion, period surrounding a festival) + English mark (sign, verb senses, characteristic, visible impression).

Origin

English

mark

Gloss

sign, verb senses, characteristic, visible impression

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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