n. The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage. [ 1913 Webster ]
Marking ink, indelible ink, because used in marking linen. -- Marking nut (Bot.), the nut of the Semecarpus Anacardium, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism. [ 1913 Webster ]
[把, bǎ, ㄅㄚˇ]to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle#62[Add to Longdo]
[むてん, muten](n) (1) (See 訓点・くんてん) kanji without kanbun assistance markings; (2) poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; (adj-na) (3) meaningless; incomprehensible[Add to Longdo]