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What is a tidemark?

What is a tidemark? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. a line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide
  2. (by extension) any mark showing the limit of some past activity
  3. (humorous) a line of scum left on a bath tub when the water is drained away
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Now he stands beside the outside wall of the school's main classroom block and points to a grubby tidemark that runs across the pink plasterwork about 30 centimetres above his head.
When a high tide occurs and the tidemark reaches beyond the normal beach line, this tends to create certain element of fear in the people.
In any case, I am far too busy breaking up concrete in my backyard and repainting the growing tidemark on my ceiling where the air-conditioner leaked.
I have seen them feeding at the tidemark with snow buntings and pipits and they also find seeds in the marram hills.
You can use a glossy lipstick if you prefer, of course, but it won't last as long as the liner and so you may be left with a tidemark, like a toddler after sucking a Magnum.
The liquid will reduce as the peel simmers, and you will see a tidemark around the inside of the pan.

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