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Definition of label

Label
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.
Label
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.]

Meaning of label from wikipedia

- A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written...
- A record label, or record company, or simply records, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes...
- A private label, also called a private brand or private-label brand, is a brand owned by a company, offered by that company alongside and competing with...
- No Labels is an American political organization whose mission is to support centrism and bipartisanship through what it calls the "commonsense majority"...
- Labelling or using a label is describing someone or something in a word or short phrase. For example, the label "criminal" may be used to describe someone...
- Informally, a vanity label (compare vanity press) is a record label founded as a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of another, larger, and better established...
- An open-label trial, or open trial, is a type of clinical trial in which information is not withheld from trial parti****nts. In particular, both the...
- Black Label, a South Korean record label Carling Black Label, a Canadian beer brand DC Black Label, a DC Comics label Johnnie Walker Black Label, a Scotch...
- Label 5 is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by La Martiniquaise in Scotland. Label 5 is a combination of grain whisky and malt whisky that come...
- A label printer is a computer printer that prints on self-adhesive label material and/or card-stock (tags). A label printer with built-in keyboard and...