subs. phr. (colloquial).1. A scratch on the face; hence TO PUT ONES TRADE-MARK UPON ONE = to claw the face: spec. of women.
c. 1876. Music Hall Song, Father, take a run.
I know what the old woman is when she is drunk, | |
She pawns everything in the place; | |
And if I correct her for what she has done, | |
She DRAWS HER TRADE-MARK DOWN MY FACE. |
2. (servants).A cap.