hanging a golden stamp about their necks.
Shak.
5. [F. estampe, of german origin. See Stamp, v. t.] A picture cut in
wood or metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate. [Obs.]
At Venice they put out very curious stamps of the several edifices
which are most famous for their beauty and magnificence.
Addison.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper,
leather, etc., by a downward pressure.
9. 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.
Of the same stamp is that which is obtruded on us, that an adamant
suspends the attraction of the loadstone.
Sir T. Browne.
10. Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp, or of a
different stamp.
A soldier of this season's stamp.
Shak.
11. 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.