noun 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.
noun 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.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012