earmark

n. விலங்கின் காதில் பொறிக்கப்படும் உரிமையாளரின் அடையாளம், தனிப்பட்ட உரிமைக்குறி, அடையாள முத்திரை, (வினை) தனிப்பட்ட அடையாள மிடு, குறிப்பிட்ட நோக்கத்திற்காக ஒதுக்கி வை.

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Ear"mark`, n. 1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting. 2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. Money is said to have no earmark. Wharton. Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the rounding of his head, and his earmark. Robynson (More's Utopia). A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor. Burrow. Ear"mark`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earmarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Earmarking.] Defn: To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.

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