remarque
[ri-
mahrk
]
/rɪˈmɑrk/
noun
,
Fine Arts.
1.
a distinguishing mark or peculiarity indicating a particular stage of a plate.
2.
a small sketch engraved in the margin of a plate, and usually removed after a number of early proofs have been printed.
3.
a plate so marked.
Also,
remark
.
Origin
1880-85;
<
French;
see
remark
Remarque
[ri-
mahrk
;
German
r
uh
-
mah
r
k
]
/rɪˈmɑrk;
German
rəˈmɑrk/
noun
1.
Erich Maria
[
er
-ik m
uh
-
ree
-
uh
;;
German
ey
-
r
i
kh
mah-
r
ee
-ah]
/ˈɛr ɪk məˈri ə;;
German
ˈeɪ rɪx mɑˈri ɑ/
(
Show IPA
),
1898–1970,
German novelist in the U.S.
British Dictionary definitions for
remarque
remarque
/
rɪˈmɑːk
/
noun
1.
a mark in the margin of an engraved plate to indicate the stage of production of the plate. It is removed before the plate is finished
2.
a plate so marked
3.
a print or proof from a plate so marked
Word Origin
C19: from French; see
remark
Remarque
/
rɪˈmɑːk
/
noun
1.
Erich Maria
(ˈeːrɪç maˈriːa). 1898–1970, US novelist, born in Germany, noted for his novel of World War I,
All Quiet on the Western Front
(1929)