Hypertext Webster Gateway: "label"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Label \La"bel\, n. [OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in
heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin;
cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen
flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. {Lap} of a dress), W. llab,
llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging
lip.]
1. A tassel. [Obs.] --Huloet. Fuller.
2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to
anything, 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. --Knight.
7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the
projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of
openings in medi[ae]val architecture. It always has a
?quare form, as in the illustration. --Arch. Pub. Soc.
8. In medi[ae]val art, the representation of a band or scroll
containing an inscription. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Label \La"bel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Labeled}or {Labelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Labeling} or {Labelling}.]
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. [R.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
label
n 1: a brief description given for purposes of identification;
"the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of
architecture"
2: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings;
"the artists and repertoire department of a recording
label is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {recording
label}]
3: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to
trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
4: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an
object
v 1: assign a label to; designate with a label
2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {tag},
{mark}]
3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
[syn: {pronounce}, {judge}]
4: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a
labeled atom
5: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive
isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through
chemical reactions
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