| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
watermark (ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held up to the light |
| 2. | water line another word for water line |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to mark (paper) with a watermark |
watermark
design produced by creating a variation in the thickness of paper fibre during the wet-paper phase of papermaking. This design is clearly visible when the paper is held up to a light source
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