remarque
or re·mark
[ ri-mahrk ]
/ rɪˈmɑrk /
noun Fine Arts.
a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
a plate so marked.
Origin of remarque
From French, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at
remark
Words nearby remarque
remanent magnetism,
remanufacture,
remargin,
remark,
remarkable,
remarque,
remarry,
remaster,
rematch,
remblai,
rembrandt
Definition for remarque (2 of 2)
Remarque
[ ri-mahrk; German ruh-mahrk ]
/ rɪˈmɑrk; German rəˈmɑrk /
noun
E·rich Ma·ri·a
[er-ik muh-ree-uh; German ey-rikh mah-ree-ah] /ˈɛr ɪk məˈri ə; German ˈeɪ rɪx mɑˈri ɑ/,1898–1970,
German novelist in the U.S.
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British Dictionary definitions for remarque (1 of 2)
remarque
remark
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
noun
a mark in the margin of an engraved plate to indicate the stage of production of the plate. It is removed before the plate is finished
a plate so marked
a print or proof from a plate so marked
Word Origin for remarque
C19: from French; see
remark
British Dictionary definitions for remarque (2 of 2)
Remarque
/ (rɪˈmɑːk) /
noun
Erich Maria (ˈeːrɪç maˈriːa). 1898–1970, US novelist, born in Germany, noted for his novel of World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)