0 past simple and past participle of hallmark --
1 to put an official mark on an object made of gold or silver --
The oldest communion plate is hallmarked 1646 suggesting its early use.
It is hallmarked by commitment to tolerance.
But hallmarked articles which have passed through the assay office have to be sold to the public, and no retailer would buy them unless satisfied with their quality.
The retailer can be certain that if he buys a hallmarked article for sale in his shop it is of a quality and standard that is acknowledged to be correct.
Such articles can hardly be hallmarked.
That means that all precious metal articles, including imports, will still need to be hallmarked before being put on sale, just as they do at present.
It is beautifully hallmarked, but it is still forgery.
Many of the companies cannot afford the time for their goods to be moved around the country to be hallmarked.
