distinctive marks
Traits setting apart
Distinctive marks are features that set something apart and make it recognizable—a birthmark, a scar, a logo, a pattern of coloring.
The phrase appears often in legal and official contexts: passports note distinctive marks for identification, trademark law protects distinctive marks that distinguish one brand from another.
The suspect had no distinctive marks.
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- runeAncient Germanic letter
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
coat of arms · flag · birthmark · tribal tattoo · cattle brand · emblem · DNA sequence · sigil · engraving · seal · royal seal · monogram · family crest · embossing · insignia · crest · hieroglyphics · ink stamp
uniqueness/individuality
distinctive marksshared traits
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