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label
[ley-buhl]
noun
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..
The medicine bottle should have a label on it with the dosing instructions.
a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc..
The label āprogressiveā can be used to describe many different political movements.
a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification.
The label āFormalā marks words used in academic or business contexts.
Architecture.Ģża molding or dripstone over a door or window, especially one that extends horizontally across the top of the opening and vertically downward for a certain distance at the sides.
a brand or trademark under which something, such as clothing or music, is manufactured and sold.
She records under her own label.
Chanel has launched a new label for ready-to-wear couture.
the manufacturer using such a label.
All the big-name labels will have a runway show during Fashion Week.
Major labels are feeling the economic crunch and are no longer signing small acts or individual musicians.
Heraldry.Ģża narrow horizontal strip with a number of downward extensions of rectangular or dovetail form, usually placed in chief as the cadency mark of an eldest son.
Obsolete.Ģża strip or narrow piece of anything.
verb (used with object)
to affix a label to; mark with a label.
The drawers have all been labeled with their contents.
to designate or describe by or on a label.
The bottle was labeled poison.
to put in a certain class; classify.
It's easy to label someone as difficult and stop trying, but curiosity and compassion can often get you further.
Chemistry.ĢżAlso to incorporate a radioactive or heavy isotope into (a molecule) in order to make traceable.
label
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noun
a piece of paper, card, or other material attached to an object to identify it or give instructions or details concerning its ownership, use, nature, destination, etc; tag
a brief descriptive phrase or term given to a person, group, school of thought, etc
the label "Romantic" is applied to many different kinds of poetry
a word or phrase heading a piece of text to indicate or summarize its contents
a trademark or company or brand name on certain goods, esp, formerly, on gramophone records
another name for dripstone
heraldry a charge consisting of a horizontal line across the chief of a shield with three or more pendants: the charge of an eldest son
computing a group of characters, such as a number or a word, appended to a particular statement in a program to allow its unique identification
chem a radioactive element used in a compound to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
verb
to fasten a label to
to mark with a label
to describe or classify in a word or phrase
to label someone a liar
to make (one or more atoms in a compound) radioactive, for use in determining the mechanism of a reaction
label
See tracer
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- labeler noun
- nonlabeling adjective
- nonlabelling adjective
- prelabel noun
- relabel verb (used with object)
- unlabeled adjective
- unlabelled adjective
- Ė±ō²¹²ś±š±ō±ō±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of label1
Example Sentences
Forever 21 is closing its doors downtown after filing for bankruptcy; American Apparel faced similar financial struggles, but its founder created a new label, Los Angeles Apparel, that has a factory store in the district.
Youād think that heās been playing for years, but golf is a new passion for the multifaceted creative whoās worked at various record labels and for brands like Nike and Redbull.
The band released its first single, āIsnāt It Funny How Your Body Works,ā in 1985, on its own independent Power of Voice Communications label.
The UK food watchdog has warned people with allergies not to buy imported Dubai chocolate if they have any doubts about ingredients because of different labelling standards.
Among her many ventures to champion the jazz music she loves so much is A&R for iconic jazz label Candid Records, founded by the great jazz writer Nat Hentoff in 1960.
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