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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LA'BEL, n.
1. A narrow slip of silk, paper or parchment, containing a name or title, and affixed to any thing, denoting its contents. Such are the labels affixed to the vessels of an apothecary. Labels also are affixed to deeds or writings to hold the appended seal.
2. Any paper annexed to a will by way of addition; as a codicil.
3. In heraldry, a fillet usually placed in the middle, along the chief of the coat, without touching its extremities. It is adorned with pendants, and used on the arms of the eldest son, to distinguish him from the younger sons, while the father is living.
4. A long thin brass rule, with a small sight at one end, and a center-hole at the other, commonly used with a tangent line on the edge of a circumferentor, to take altitudes, etc.
LA'BEL, v.t. To affix a label to.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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: label, 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; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: tag, label, mark]
3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" [syn: pronounce, label, 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

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French labelle Date: 14th century 1. archaic band, fillet; specifically one attached to a document to hold an appended seal 2. a heraldic charge that consists of a narrow horizontal band with usually three pendants 3. a. a slip (as of paper or cloth) inscribed and affixed to something for identification or description b. written or printed matter accompanying an article to furnish identification or other information c. a descriptive or identifying word or phrase: as (1) epithet (2) a word or phrase used with a dictionary definition to provide additional information d. a usually radioactive isotope used in labeling 4. an adhesive stamp (as for postage or revenue) 5. a. (1) a brand of commercial recordings issued under a usually trademarked name (2) a recording so issued (3) a company issuing such recordings b. the brand name of a retail store selling clothing, a clothing manufacturer, or a fashion designer II. transitive verb (labeled or labelled; labeling or labelling) Date: 1601 1. a. to affix a label to b. to describe or designate with or as if with a label 2. a. to distinguish (an element or atom) by using an isotope distinctive in some manner (as in mass or radioactivity) b. to distinguish (as a compound or cell) by introducing a traceable constituent (as a dye or labeled atom) • labelable adjective • labeler noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a usu. small piece of paper, card, linen, metal, etc., for attaching to an object and giving its name, information about it, instructions for use, etc. 2 esp. derog. a short classifying phrase or name applied to a person, a work of art, etc. 3 a a small fabric label sewn into a garment bearing the maker's name. b the logo, title, or trademark of esp. a fashion or recording company (brought it out under his own label). c the piece of paper in the centre of a gramophone record describing its contents etc. 4 an adhesive stamp on a parcel etc. 5 a word placed before, after, or in the course of a dictionary definition etc. to specify its subject, register, nationality, etc. 6 Archit. a dripstone. 7 Heraldry the mark of an eldest son, consisting of a superimposed horizontal bar with usu. three downward projections. --v.tr. (labelled, labelling) 1 attach a label to. 2 (usu. foll. by as) assign to a category (labelled them as irresponsible). 3 a replace (an atom) by an atom of a usu. radioactive isotope as a means of identification. b replace an atom in (a molecule) or atoms in the molecules of (a substance). 4 (as labelled adj.) made identifiable by the replacement of atoms. Derivatives: labeller n. Etymology: ME f. OF, = ribbon, prob. f. Gmc (as LAP(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Label La"bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeledor 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.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(labels, labelling, labelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: in AM, use 'labeling', 'labeled' 1. A label is a piece of paper or plastic that is attached to an object in order to give information about it. He peered at the label on the bottle. N-COUNT 2. If something is labelled, a label is attached to it giving information about it. The stuff has never been properly logged and labelled... Meat labelled 'Scotch Beef' sells for a premium in supermarkets... All the products are labelled with comprehensive instructions. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed quote, V-ed with n 3. If you say that someone or something is labelled as a particular thing, you mean that people generally describe them that way and you think that this is unfair. Too often the press are labelled as bad boys... Certain estates are labelled as undesirable... They are afraid to contact the social services in case they are labelled a problem family... If you venture from 'feminine' standards, you are labelled aggressive and hostile. = brand VERB: usu passive, be V-ed as n, be V-ed as adj, be V-ed n, be V-ed adj [disapproval] 4. If you say that someone gets a particular label, you mean that people show disapproval of them by describing them with a critical word or phrase. Her treatment of her husband earned her the label of the most hated woman in America. N-COUNT: usu with supp

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