Label
Definition of Label
La´bel Pronunciation: lā´bĕld | n. | 1. | A tassel. | | 2. | A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, and indicating, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package. | | 3. | A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal. | | 4. | A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will. | | 5. | (Her.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living. | | 6. | A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. | | 7. | (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediæval architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration. | | 8. | In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. | | v. t. | 1. | To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package. | | 2. | To affix in or on a label. |
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