marking

nouns

a distinguishing symbol
"the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
mark, marker, marking
is derived from
mark
a pattern of marks
marking
is a type of (narrower)
a decorative or artistic work
"the coach had a design on the doors"
design, figure, pattern
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
"what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
grading, marking, scoring
is derived from
mark
the act of making a visible mark on a surface
marking
is derived from
mark
is a type of (narrower)
the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
decoration