handmark

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English

Etymology

From hand +‎ mark.

Noun

handmark (plural handmarks)

  1. The mark of a hand; a handprint.
    • 2006, Dorothy Brett, Lawrence and Brett: a friendship, page 150:
      On the smooth, pale trunks here and there, are the clear handmarks of bears, climbing up and coming down.
    • 2011, Harper Allen, Protector with a Past:
      Tomorrow there would be smeared handmarks on the smooth painted plaster.