The
act of stamping, as with the foot.
The which stamps; any instrument for making
impressions on other bodies, as a die.
The mark made by stamping; a mark
imprinted; an impression.
that which is marked; a thing
stamped.
A picture cut in wood or
metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate.
An offical mark set upon things chargeable
with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is
paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange.
Hence, a stamped or printed device, issued
by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed
to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government
dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a receipt stamp,
etc.
An instrument for cutting out, or shaping,
materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure.
A character or reputation, good or bad,
fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value;
authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the
Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin.
Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of
the same stamp, or of a different stamp.
A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised
by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a
pestle, used for pounding or bathing.
A half-penny.
Money, esp. paper money.