Hall-Mark

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(n.) The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; - as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

An official mark or attestation of the genuineness of gold and silver articles.

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