hallmark

hallmark has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n.. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.
• n.. a distinctive characteristic or attribute
• n.. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity