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Webster 1913 Edition
Label
La′bel
(lā′bĕl)
, Noun.
[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, and indicating, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.;
as, the
. label
of a bottle or a package3.
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 mediæval architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration.
Arch. Pub. Soc.
8.
In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.
Fairholt.
La′bel
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Labeled
(lā′bĕld)
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 package2.
To affix in or on a label.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Label
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, &c.LA'BEL
,Verb.
T.