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Mark Tuinei Biography
Mark TuineiAge: 39 offensive lineman who helped the Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowls in 1993, 1994 and 1996; played 15 seasons in the NFL, including all but nine games between 1989-96; came to…Mark Fidrych Biography
baseball playerBorn: August 14, 1954Died: April 13, 2009 (Massachusetts, USA) Best Known as: baseball player Mark Fidrych, better known to baseball fans as…Mark Holtz Biography
Mark HoltzAge: 51 longtime radio announcer for the Texas Rangers from 1981–94; had been the team's play-by-play television announcer since 1994; voted Texas sportscaster of the year eight…Mark Hopkins Biography
Mark Hopkinsmerchant, railroad developerBorn: 9/3/1814Birthplace: Richmond County, Va. An astute businessman, Hopkins looked upon the California Gold Rush in 1849 originally for its mining…Brewer's: Trade Mark
A mark adopted by a manufacturer to distinguish his productions from those made by other persons. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Trade WindsTrade A B C…Brewer's: Up to the Mark
In good condition of health; well skilled in proposed work. “Not up to the mark” means a cup too low, or not sufficiently skilled. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Save the Mark
In archery when an archer shot well it was customary to cry out “God save the mark!” —i.e. prevent anyone coming after to hit the same mark and displace my arrow. Ironically it is said to…Brewer's: Pitt's Mark
The printer's name and place of business affixed to printed books, according to William Pitt's Act, 39 Geo. III., c. 79. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Printers Marks
? is—that is, the first and last letters of quæstio (question). ! is . lo in Latin is the interjection of joy. S is a Greek p (), the initial letter of paragraph. is used by the Greek…Brewer's: Mark Banco
An hypothetical quantity of fine silver, employed as a money-valuer in the old Bank at Hamburg, and used by the Hanseatic League. Deposits in gold and silver coins were credited in Marco…