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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.

Mar"kis (?), n. A marquis.
[Obs.] Chaucer.

Mar"kis*esse (?), n. A
marchioness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mark"man (?), n. A marksman.
[Obs.] Shak.

Marks"man (?), n.; pl.
Marksmen (#). [Earlier markman; mark
+ man.] 1. One skillful to hit a mark
with a missile; one who shoots well.

2. (Law) One who makes his mark,
instead of writing his name, in signing documents.
Burrill.

Marks"man*ship, n. Skill of a
marksman.

Marl (?), v. t. [See Marline.]
(Naut.


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