POSTMARK

postmark

(noun) a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing

postmark, frank

(verb) stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

postmark (plural postmarks)

A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.

Verb

postmark (third-person singular simple present postmarks, present participle postmarking, simple past and past participle postmarked)

To apply a postmark on.

Source: Wiktionary


Post"mark`, n.

Definition: The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival.

Post"mark`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postmarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Postmarking.]

Definition: To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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