mother's mark
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The Romance of the Violet, by Gerbert de Montruil, circa 1225, derives its name from the mother’s mark of the heroine, which causes her husband to lose his bet.
From Old French Romances by Morris, William
She will never be quite up to her dear mother's mark.
From A Crooked Path A Novel by Alexander, Mrs.
