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Definition of Remarque
1. n. A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate.
Definition of Remarque
1. a mark made in the margin of an engraved plate [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remarque
Literary usage of Remarque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weeklyby Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1902)
"The remarque is a portrait of M. Harpignies, who is now in portrait of Mlle.
Romani. ... The remarque is a remarque is the head of a typical old fisherman. ..."
2. American Book Prices Current (1904)
"remarque edition. 300 illustrations, some colored. Philadelphia, Gebbie, nd 10
... remarque edition. 10 sections, folio, each in half morocco portfolio. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"And from this habit originated the systematic production of 'remarque proofs'
against which Whistler directed his fine sarcasm. ..."
4. The Library of Trinity College, Cambridge: Being an Introduction to the by Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library, Robert Sinker, Walter Thomas Rogers, Giuseppe Ottino (1891)
"The first proof is called a remarque proof, ... remarque or device in the margin.
The second proof is the artists proof, and is without engraved title. ..."
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