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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 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 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 package
.
2.
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.
To affix a label to.

Definition 2024

Label

Label

See also: label

German

Noun

Label n ‎(genitive Labels, plural Labels)

  1. label

label

label

See also: Label

English

Alternative forms

Noun

label ‎(plural labels)

  1. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
    We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.
    The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.
    Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.
  2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
    Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
  3. A company that sells records.
    The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.
  4. (computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
    Storage devices can be given by label or ID.
  5. (computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.
  6. (heraldry) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.
  7. (obsolete) A tassel.
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    (Can we find and add a quotation of Fuller to this entry?)
  8. A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.
  9. A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
  10. (architecture) The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Arch. Pub. Soc. to this entry?)
  11. In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.
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Verb

label ‎(third-person singular simple present labels, present participle (UK) labelling or (US) labeling, simple past and past participle (UK) labelled or (US) labeled)

  1. (transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
    The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
  2. (transitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
    He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.
    • 1972 December 29, Richard Schickel, “Masterpieces underrated and overlooked”, in Life, volume 73, number 25, page 22:
      A friend of mine who runs an intellectual magazine was grousing about his movie critic, complaining that though the fellow had liked The Godfather (page 58), he had neglected to label it clearly as a masterpiece.
  3. (biochemistry) To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.
  4. (biochemistry) To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro
    • May 2015 — "Protein binder woes" (editorial), Nature Methods, 12(5): 373.
      They may be used to label and image a protein within tissue, to isolate cells on the basis of marker expression, or to physically capture a protein from a complex biological mixture....

Synonyms

Translations

References

  • label in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • label in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːbəl/

Etymology

From English label.

Noun

label n ‎(plural labels, diminutive labeltje n)

  1. quality label
    Max Havelaar is het bekendste fair-tradelabel.
    Max Havelaar is the most well-known fair-trade label.
  2. music label

Anagrams

French

Noun

label m ‎(plural labels)

  1. quality label
  2. music label

Anagrams

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

label m ‎(oblique plural labeaus or labeax or labiaus or labiax or labels, nominative singular labeaus or labeax or labiaus or labiax or labels, nominative plural label)

  1. strip of fabric
  2. badge; insignia
    • Les armes son pere a label portoit
      His weapons bore the insignia of his father

Descendants

Polish

Etymology

From English label.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛjbɛl/

Noun

label m inan

  1. music label

Declension

Synonyms

  • wytwórnia
  • wytwórnia płytowa

Etymology

From Middle English label ‎(“narrow band, strip of cloth”), from Old French label, lambel (Modern French: lambeau), from Old Frankish *labba ‎(“torn piece of cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *lappōn, *lappô ‎(“cloth stuff, rag, scraps, flap, dewlap, lobe, rabbit ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‎(“blade”). Cognate with Old High German lappa ‎(“rag, piece of cloth”), Old English læppa ‎(“skirt, flap of a garment”). More at lap.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪbəl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪbəl

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