The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Marc \Marc\, n. [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. m["o]rk, perh.
   akin to E. mark a sign. [root]106, 273.] [Written also
   mark.]
   1. A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver,
      used in different European countries. In France and
      Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
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   2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to
      thirteen shillings and four pence.
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   3. A German coin and money of account. See Mark.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mark \Mark\, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk,
   MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. m[ae]rke; cf. Lith.
   margas party-colored. [root]106, 273. Cf. Remark.]
   1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything;
      esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or
      impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some
      information or intimation; a token; a trace.
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            The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him
            should kill him.                      --Gen. iv. 15.
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   2. Specifically:
      (a) A character or device put on an article of merchandise
          by the maker to show by whom it was made; a
          trade-mark.
      (b) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for
          a signature by one who can not write.
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                The mark of the artisan is found upon the most
                ancient fabrics that have come to light.
                                                  --Knight.
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   3. A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a
      traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
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   4. A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although
      not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain,
      etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark.
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            I have some marks of yours upon my pate. --Shak.
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   5. An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a
      significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a
      permanent impression of one's activity or character.
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            The confusion of tongues was a mark of separation.
                                                  --Bacon.
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   6. That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at;
      what one seeks to hit or reach.
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            France was a fairer mark to shoot at than Ireland.
                                                  --Davies.
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            Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the mark. --Young.
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   7. Attention, regard, or respect.
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            As much in mock as mark.              --Shak.
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   8. Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the
      mark; to come up to the mark.
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   9. Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station.
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            In the official marks invested, you
            Anon do meet the Senate.              --Shak.
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   10. Preeminence; high position; as, patricians of mark; a
       fellow of no mark.
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   11. (Logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a
       differential.
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   12. A number or other character used in registering; as,
       examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
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   13. Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image;
       children; descendants. [Obs.] "All the mark of Adam."
       --Chaucer.
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   14. (Naut.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting
       which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of
       from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called
       "deeps."
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   A man of mark, a conspicuous or eminent man.

   To make one's mark. (a) To sign, as a letter or other
      writing, by making a cross or other mark.
       (b) To make a distinct or lasting impression on the
           public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.
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   Syn: Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige;
        track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge;
        indication; symptom.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mark \Mark\ (m[aum]rk), n.
   A license of reprisals. See Marque.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mark \Mark\, n. [See 2d Marc.]
   1. An old weight and coin. See Marc. "Lend me a mark."
      --Chaucer.
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   2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal
      to 23.8 cents of United States money (1913); the
      equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of
      this value. The unit was retained by subsequent German
      states up to the time of the Federal Republic of Germany.
      In 1995, the value was approximately 65 cents American. In
      1999 it began to be superseded by the Euro as a unit of
      currency in Germany and throughout much of the European
      union.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mark \Mark\, v. i.
   To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to
   remark.
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         Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh
         mischief.                                --1 Kings xx.
                                                  7.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mark \Mark\ (m[aum]rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marked
   (m[aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Marking.] [OE. marken, merken,
   AS. mearcian, from mearc. See Mark the sign.]
   1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to
      make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of
      merchandise; to mark clothing.
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   2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used
      literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the
      spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him
      for a leader.
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   3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or
      any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his
      hobnails marked the floor.
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   4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark
      the points in a game of billiards or cards.
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   5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note
      of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words.
      "Mark the perfect man." --Ps. xxxvii. 37.
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   To mark out.
      (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the
          ringleaders were marked out for punishment.
      (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out
          an item in an account.

   To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by
      moving the legs alternately without advancing.
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   Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show;
        evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote;
        characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mark
    n 1: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a
         student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra";
         "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
         [syn: mark, grade, score]
    2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the
       sheep" [syn: marker, marking, mark]
    3: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" [syn:
       target, mark]
    4: a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader
       had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were
       everywhere" [syn: mark, print]
    5: the impression created by doing something unusual or
       extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in
       London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on
       the American theater"
    6: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon
       Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain]
    7: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: mark,
       German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark]
    8: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the
       author of the second Gospel [syn: Mark, Saint Mark, St.
       Mark]
    9: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:
       chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy,
       sucker, soft touch, mug]
    10: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his
        answer was just a punctuation mark"
    11: a perceptible indication of something not immediately
        apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened);
        "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of
        spring" [syn: sign, mark]
    12: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn:
        Mark, Gospel According to Mark]
    13: an indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar,
        mark]
    14: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other [syn:
        crisscross, cross, mark]
    15: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the
        new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a
        bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a
        home run" [syn: bell ringer, bull's eye, mark, home
        run]
    v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn:
         tag, label, mark]
    2: designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"
    3: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a
       very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his
       peers" [syn: distinguish, mark, differentiate]
    4: mark by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the
       anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
       [syn: commemorate, mark]
    5: make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash
       marked the believers' foreheads"
    6: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as
       disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was
       stigmatized by society because she had a child out of
       wedlock" [syn: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand,
       denounce, mark]
    7: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following
       her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice, mark, note] [ant:
       ignore]
    8: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face
       permanently" [syn: scar, mark, pock, pit]
    9: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before
       firing it" [syn: score, nock, mark]
    10: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a
        record" [syn: set, mark]
    11: make underscoring marks [syn: score, mark]
    12: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off
        the list" [syn: cross off, cross out, strike out,
        strike off, mark]
    13: put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each
        name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the
        units" [syn: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick
        off, tick]
    14: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
        "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn:
        grade, score, mark]
    15: insert punctuation marks into [syn: punctuate, mark]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

769 Moby Thesaurus words for "mark":
   John Hancock, X, accent, accent mark, account, affection, aim,
   alphabet, alphabetize, amount, ampersand, analyze, anatomize,
   angle brackets, animadvert, apostrophe, appoint, appraise,
   appreciate, approve, argue, aroma, assess, assign, asterisk,
   atomize, attaint, attend, attend to, attention, attest, attribute,
   autograph, autolithograph, backlash, backwash, badge, banner, bar,
   basis for belief, be a printmaker, be characteristic,
   be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of,
   beat the drum, bedaub, behold, bench mark, besmear, besmirch,
   besmoke, bespeak, bestain, betoken, birthmark, blacken, blaze,
   blaze a trail, blemish, blood, bloodstain, blot, blotch,
   blow the trumpet, blur, body of evidence, bookmark, border line,
   bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bourn, braces,
   bracket, brand, break boundary, breakoff point, breathe, breed,
   breve, bruise, bullet, butt, by-end, by-purpose, cachet, cairn,
   caliber, call, cancel, capitalize, carve, cast, caste mark,
   catstone, cedilla, ceiling, celebrate, centered dot,
   chain of evidence, chalk, chalk up, change, character,
   characteristic, characterize, check, check off, checkmark, chip,
   chisel, chop logic, christcross, chump, cicatrix, cicatrize,
   cipher, circumscription, clan, class, client, clout, clue,
   cognizance, colon, color, comma, commemorate, compass, concern,
   concernment, configuration, confine, conjugate, connote,
   consequence, consequentiality, consideration, conspicuousness,
   correct, countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp,
   crease, cribble, criterion, cross, crosshatch, cull, customer,
   custos, cut, cutoff, cutoff point, dab, dagger, dapple, darken,
   dash, data, datum, daub, deadline, decimal point, decline,
   decrease, define, degree, delimit, delimitation, demarcate,
   demonstrate, denominate, denomination, denote, dent, describe,
   description, designate, designation, destinate, destination,
   destine, desynonymize, determinant, determine, devaluate, devalue,
   device, devote, diaeresis, diagonal, difference, differentia,
   differential, differentiate, dignity, direct, dirty, discern,
   disclose, discolor, discoloration, discount, discriminate,
   disequalize, disjoin, display, distinction, distinctive feature,
   distinguish, diversify, divide, division line, documentation, doom,
   dot, dress ship, duty, earmark, effect, elect, elevation, ellipsis,
   emblem, eminence, emphasis, enchase, end, end in view, endorsement,
   engrave, engraving, entail, estimate, evaluate, evidence, evince,
   exaltation, excellence, exclamation mark, exhibit, express,
   expression mark, extent, extremity, eyesore, fact, facts, fall guy,
   fate, feather, feature, fermata, figure, final cause, fingerprint,
   finish, fire a salute, fish, fist, fix, flavor, fleck, flick,
   floor, flyspeck, force, foredoom, form, form an estimate, freckle,
   frontier, full stop, function, furnish evidence, furrow, game,
   gash, gauge, genre, genus, get ahead, give an appreciation,
   give evidence, give indication of, give token, go to show, goal,
   grade, grading, grain, grandeur, grave, graving, greatness, groove,
   grounds, grounds for belief, gudgeon, guess, guide, gull, gust,
   hack, hallmark, hallow, hand, hatch, hedge, heed, height,
   high mightiness, high order, high rank, high-water mark, highlight,
   hike, hint, hold, hold jubilee, honor, hyphen, hyphenate,
   identification, identify, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, ilk, illustrate,
   image, impact, imply, import, importance, impress, impression,
   imprint, incise, increase, index, indicant, indicate, indication,
   indicator, individualism, individualize, individuate, inflect,
   influence, initial, initials, inscribe, insignia, interest,
   interface, interval, involve, item of evidence, jot, jubilate,
   jubilize, keep, key signature, keynote, kidney, kin, kind, label,
   landmark, lead, leaders, leap, lentigo, letter, level, ligature,
   lighthouse, lightship, limen, limit, limitation, limiting factor,
   line, line of demarcation, lineaments, lithograph, loftiness, logo,
   logotype, look, look at, lot, low-water mark, lower limit, macula,
   maculation, macule, maffick, make, make a distinction, make a mark,
   make an estimation, make merry, make prints, make the grade,
   manifest, manifestation, manner, mannerism, march, mark down,
   mark of signature, mark off, mark out, marker, marking,
   material grounds, materiality, mean, measure, memorialize, menhir,
   mention, merit, mete, metronomic mark, milepost, milestone, mind,
   modify, mold, mole, moment, monogram, monument, mottle, muniments,
   mute witness, name, nature, nevus, nick, nobility, norm,
   notability, notation, notch, note, note down, noteworthiness,
   notice, nuance, number, obelisk, obey, object, object in mind,
   objective, observance, observation, observe, odor, opt for, ordain,
   outstandingness, paragraph, paramountcy, parens, parenthesize,
   parse, particularity, particularize, pas, patch, patron, pause,
   pay attention to, peculiarity, peg, pencil, pepper, perceive,
   period, personalize, persuasion, pharos, phylum, pick, pick out,
   picture, piece of evidence, pigeon, pin down, pit, pitch, plane,
   plateau, platform, pock, point, point out, point to, polka dot,
   precedence, preeminence, prefer, premises, presa, prestige, prey,
   prick, primacy, prime, print, priority, prize, proclaim,
   prominence, proof, property, proportion, prospect, punch,
   punctuate, puncture, purpose, pursuit, qualify, quality, quarry,
   question mark, quintain, quirk, quotation marks, quotes, race,
   raise, range, rank, rate, rating, ratio, reach, reaction, read,
   reason for being, reason to believe, reckon, recoil, record,
   reduce, refine a distinction, reflex, regard, register, regular,
   regular customer, relevant fact, remark, remove, repercussion,
   representation, representative, respect, response, reveal, riddle,
   round, rung, sap, savor, say, scale, scar, scarification, scarify,
   scope, scorch, score, scotch, scrape, scratch, scratching,
   sculpture, seal, seam, seamark, sear, section, see, segno,
   segregate, select, self-importance, semicolon, separate, set,
   set apart, set forth, set off, set the pace, set the tone, sever,
   severalize, shade, shadow, shape, show, show signs of, sigil, sign,
   sign manual, signal, signalize, signature, signet, significance,
   significant, signify, signpost, singe, single out, single quotes,
   singularity, sitting duck, slash, slubber, slur, smack, smear,
   smirch, smoke, smouch, smudge, smut, smutch, soil, solemnize,
   solemnly mark, solidus, sort, sound a fanfare, sound the keynote,
   space, spatter, speak for itself, speak volumes, specialize,
   specialty, species, specify, speck, speckle, splash, splatter,
   split hairs, splotch, spot, stain, stair, stamp, stand for,
   standard, standing, star, start, starting line, starting point,
   state, step, stigma, stigmatize, stint, stipple, stipulate, strain,
   strawberry mark, streak, stress, striate, stripe, style, sublimity,
   subscription, succeed, sucker, suggest, supereminence, superiority,
   supremacy, sure sign, swell, symbol, symptom, symptomatize,
   symptomize, taint, take note, take notice, take notice of, tang,
   target, target date, tarnish, taste, tattoo, tattoo mark,
   teleology, tell, telltale sign, tempo mark, tend, tend to show,
   term, terminal date, terminus, testify, the like of, the likes of,
   threshold, tick, tick off, tie, time allotment, time signature,
   tittle, token, tool, tower, trace, trademark, trait, transcribe,
   transliterate, tread, tribe, trick, triumph, type, ultimate aim,
   umlaut, underline, underscore, up, upper limit, use, valuate,
   value, variety, vary, victim, view, vinculum, virgule, virtue,
   visa, vise, watch, watchtower, watermark, wedge, weight, worth,
   write down, yardstick



Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Mark
   the evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" (Acts 12:12, 25).
   Mark (Marcus, Col. 4:10, etc.) was his Roman name, which
   gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called
   John in Acts 13:5, 13, and Mark in 15:39, 2 Tim. 4:11, etc.

     He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and
   influence, and was probably born in Jerusalem, where his mother
   resided (Acts 12:12). Of his father we know nothing. He was
   cousin of Barnabas (Col. 4:10). It was in his mother's house
   that Peter found "many gathered together praying" when he was
   released from prison; and it is probable that it was here that
   he was converted by Peter, who calls him his "son" (1 Pet.
   5:13). It is probable that the "young man" spoken of in Mark
   14:51, 52 was Mark himself. He is first mentioned in Acts 12:25.
   He went with Paul and Barnabas on their first journey (about
   A.D. 47) as their "minister," but from some cause turned back
   when they reached Perga in Pamphylia (Acts 12:25; 13:13). Three
   years afterwards a "sharp contention" arose between Paul and
   Barnabas (15:36-40), because Paul would not take Mark with him.
   He, however, was evidently at length reconciled to the apostle,
   for he was with him in his first imprisonment at Rome (Col.
   4:10; Philemon 1:24). At a later period he was with Peter in
   Babylon (1 Pet. 5:13), then, and for some centuries afterwards,
   one of the chief seats of Jewish learning; and he was with
   Timothy in Ephesus when Paul wrote him during his second
   imprisonment (2 Tim. 4:11). He then disappears from view.


Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Mark, same as Marcus


Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

MARK. This term has several acceptations. 1. It is a sign traced on paper or
parchment, which stands in the place of a signature, usually made by persons
who cannot write. 2 Cart. R. 324; M. & M. 516; 12 Pet. 150; 7 Bing. 457; 2
Ves. 455; 1 V. & B. 362; 1 Ves., jr. 11. A mark is now held to be a good
signature, though the party was able to write. 8 Ad. & El. 94; 3 Nev. & Per.
228; 3 Curt. 752; 5 John. 144. Vide Subscription.
     2.-2. It is the sign, writing or ticket put upon manufactured goods
to distinguish them from others. Poph. R. 144; 3 B & C. 541; 2 Atk. R. 485;
2 V. & B. 218; 3 M. & C. 1; Ed. Inj. 814. Vide Trade Marks.
     3.-3. Mark or marc, denotes a weight used in several parts of Europe,
and for several commodities, especially gold and silver. When gold and
silver are sold by the mark, it is divided into twenty-four carats.
     4.-4. Mark is also in England a money of accounts, and in some other
countries a coin. The English marc is two-thirds of a pound sterling, or
13s. 4d., and the Scotch mark is of equal value in Scotch money of account.
Ency. Amer. h.t.



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Mark, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    491
   Housing Units (2000): 209
   Land area (2000):     0.811747 sq. miles (2.102416 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.811747 sq. miles (2.102416 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            46981
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             41.265594 N, 89.248521 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Mark, IL
    Mark