\Re*mark"\ (r?-m?rk"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remarked}
(-m?rkt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remarking}.] [F. remarquer; pref.
re- re- + marquer to mark, marque a mark, of German origin,
akin to E. mark. See {Mark}, v.& n.]
1. To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to
   make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out. [Obs.]
         Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief. --Ford.
         His manacles remark him; there he sits. --Milton.
2. To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark
   the manner of a speaker.
3. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to
   state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he
   remarked that it was time to go.
Syn: To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say.
Usage: {Remark}, {Observe}, {Notice}. To observe is to keep
       or hold a thing distinctly before the mind. To remark
       is simply to mark or take note of whatever may come
       up. To notice implies still less continuity of
       attention. When we turn from these mental states to
       the expression of them in language, we find the same
       distinction. An observation is properly the result of
       somewhat prolonged thought; a remark is usually
       suggested by some passing occurence; a notice is in
       most cases something cursory and short. This
       distinction is not always maintained as to remark and
       observe, which are often used interchangeably.
       ``Observing men may form many judgments by the rules
       of similitude and proportion.'' --I. Watts. ''He can
       not distinguish difficult and noble speculations from
       trifling and vulgar remarks.'' --Collier. ''The thing
       to be regarded, in taking notice of a child's
       miscarriage, is what root it springs from.'' --Locke.

\Re*mark"\ (r?-m?rk"), v. i.
To make a remark or remarks; to comment.

\Re*mark"\, n. [Cf. F. remarque.]
1. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or
   observation.
         The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude
         Conjecture and remark, however shrewd. --Cowper.
2. The expression, in speech or writing, of something
   remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy
   of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation,
   comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
Syn: Observation; note; comment; annotation.