watermark: Meaning and Definition of

wa•ter•mark

1. a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet.
2. See(def. 5).
3. a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light.

1. to mark (paper) with a watermark.
2. to impress (a design, pattern, etc.), as a watermark.