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stamp: see postage stamp postage stamp, government stamp affixed to mail to indicate payment of postage. The term includes stamps printed or embossed on postcards and envelopes as well as the adhesive labels. ..... Click the link for more information. ; seal seal, stamp made from a die or matrix of metal, a gem, or other hard substance that yields an impression on wax or other soft substance. The use of seals is very ancient, examples of great antiquity occurring in China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and other places. ..... Click the link for more information. . stamp 1. a. See postage stamp b. a mark applied to postage stamps for cancellation purposes 2. a similar piece of gummed paper used for commercial or trading purposes 3. a piece of gummed paper or other mark applied to official documents to indicate payment of a fee, validity, ownership, etc. 4. Brit informal a national insurance contribution, formerly recorded by means of a stamp on an official card 5. an instrument or machine for crushing or pounding ores, etc., or the pestle in such a device How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I will let loose against you the fleet-footed vines-- I will call in the Jungle to stamp out your lines The intense suffering of this experience left a lasting stamp on Dostoevsky's mind. So silent and still were they, that they might have been metal-sheathed statues, were it not for the occasional quick, impatient stamp of their chargers, or the rattle of chamfron against neck-plates as they tossed and strained. |
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