plate mark

noun

hallmark.
a mark made on paper by the edge of an intaglio plate during printing.

Origin of plate mark

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby plate mark

plate armour, plate block, plate culture, plate girder, plate glass, plate mark, plate proof, plate rail, plate shop, plate tectonics, plate tracery

British Dictionary definitions for platemark

platemark
/ (ˈpleɪtˌmɑːk) /

noun, verb

another name for hallmark (def. 1), hallmark (def. 4)