- Bench mark
- Bench Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc;
akin to Sw. b["a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G.
bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.]
1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
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Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench. [1913 Webster]
3. The seat where judges sit in court. [1913 Webster]
To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See {King's Bench}. [1913 Webster]
5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms. [1913 Webster]
6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. [1913 Webster]
{Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. See {bench mark} in the vocabulary.
{Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council.
{Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.
{Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs.
{Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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bench|mark — bench mark, 1. Surveying. mark made on a rock, post, or other landmark, and used as a starting point or guide in a line of levels for the determination of altitudes. 2. Figurative. anything that is taken as, or serves as, a point of reference.… … Useful english dictionary
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bench mark — a mark affixed to a permanent object to furnish a datum level, e.g. in tidal observations, river levels … Dictionary of ichthyology
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bench mark — A mark on a fixed and enduring object, indicating a particular elevation and used as a reference in topographical surveys and tidal observations. Ace Const. Co. v. U. S., 185 Ct.Cl. 487, 401 F.2d 816, 820. Standard unit for basis of comparison … Black's law dictionary
bench mark — A mark on a fixed and enduring object, indicating a particular elevation and used as a reference in topographical surveys and tidal observations. Ace Const. Co. v. U. S., 185 Ct.Cl. 487, 401 F.2d 816, 820. Standard unit for basis of comparison … Black's law dictionary
