From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Earmark \Ear"mark`\ ([=e]r"m[aum]rk`), n.
1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by
cropping or slitting.
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2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
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Money is said to have no earmark. --Wharton.
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Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the
rounding of his head, and his earmark. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon
them, no tokens of a particular proprietor.
--Burrow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Earmark \Ear"mark`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earmarked}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Earmarking}.]
1. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
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2. To designate or reserve for a specific purpose; as, the
alumni fund was earmarked for dormitory construction.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
earmark
n 1: identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
2: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {hallmark},
{trademark}, {earmark}, {stylemark}]
v 1: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause;
"I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets
aside time for meditation every day" [syn: {allow},
{appropriate}, {earmark}, {set aside}, {reserve}]
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