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Influences: It's not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could've done better. The credit belongs to the man who's actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust, sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs; comes up short again and again, because there's no effort without error or shortcoming... who, at the best knows in the end the triumph of high-achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.
-- Theodore Roosevelt; France, 1910
Sounds Like: WITNESS MARK:
A mark used to re-align two previously fitted components of a joint. For instance, a carpenter may make a witness mark while dry fitting two pieces, in order to re-align them perfectly while gluing.
A punch mark or scratch used to position or locate some part in its proper spot. The mark is made on each half of the assembly so that upon reassembly the marks can be lined up.
A complex boundary situation occurs when a survey point is a "witness mark", denoted by the letters WM in the coordinate name. A witness mark point is an "on-land" representation of the next point along the boundary when that next point is in a river, wetland, or pond. A line drawn between the point before a witness mark and a witness mark point gives you the direction of the town boundary as it proceeds to the next point in the river, wetland, or pond. Witness marks are often but not always on the town boundary.
witness [] _wda m, _wdamann m compurgator; c__ere m martyr; a false ~ léasgewita m; false ~ léasgewitnes f
1wit·ness
Pronunciation: 'wit-n&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English witnesse, from Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from 2wit
1 : attestation of a fact or event : TESTIMONY
2 : one that gives evidence; specifically : one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal
3 : one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place
4 : one who has personal knowledge of something
5 a : something serving as evidence or proof : SIGN b : public affirmation by word or example of usually religious faith or conviction
mark [] 1. nót m [L nota] note; Christ’s ~ CrÃstesm_l, CrÃstesmél m, n the cross; 2. ~ or beat the bounds of land wv/t1b l_dan
mark (of a sword) [] adj pytted
1mark
Pronunciation: 'märk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc boundary, march, sign; akin to Old High German marha boundary, Latin margo
1 : a boundary land
2 a (1) : a conspicuous object serving as a guide for travelers (2) : something (as a line, notch, or fixed object) designed to record position b : one of the bits of leather or colored bunting placed on a sounding line at intervals c : TARGET d : the starting line or position in a track event e (1) : GOAL, OBJECT (2) : an object of attack, ridicule, or abuse; specifically : a victim or prospective victim of a swindle (3) : the point under discussion (4) : condition of being correct or accurate f : a standard of performance, quality, or condition : NORM
3 a (1) : SIGN, INDICATION (2) : an impression (as a scratch, scar, or stain) made on something (3) : a distinguishing trait or quality : CHARACTERISTIC b : a symbol used for identification or indication of ownership c : a cross made in place of a signature d (1) : TRADEMARK (2) capitalized -- used with a numeral to designate a particular model of a weapon or machine e : a written or printed symbol (as a comma or colon) f : POSTMARK g : a symbol used to represent a teacher's estimate of a student's work or conduct; especially : GRADE h : a figure registering a point or level reached or achieved ; especially : RECORD
4 a : ATTENTION, NOTICE b : IMPORTANCE, DISTINCTION c : a lasting or strong impression d : an assessment of merits : RATING
synonym see SIGN
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