label

label
noun
1》 a small piece of paper, fabric, etc. attached to an object and giving information about it.
    ↘a piece of fabric sewn inside a garment and bearing the brand name, size, or care instructions.
2》 the name or trademark of a fashion company.
    ↘a company that produces recorded music.
3》 a classifying name applied to a person or thing, especially inaccurately.
    ↘(in a dictionary entry) a word or words used to specify the subject area, register, or geographical origin of the word being defined.
    ↘Computing a string of characters used to refer to a particular instruction in a program.
4》 Biology & Chemistry a radioactive isotope, fluorescent dye, or enzyme used to make something identifiable.
5》 Heraldry a narrow horizontal strip superimposed on a coat of arms by an eldest son during the life of his father.
6》 Architecture another term for dripstone.
verb (labels, labelling, labelled; US labels, labeling, labeled)
1》 attach a label to.
2》 assign to a category, especially inaccurately.
3》 Biology & Chemistry make (a substance, cell, etc.) identifiable using a label.
Derivatives
labeller noun
Origin
ME: from OFr., 'ribbon', prob. of Gmc origin and related to lap1.

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  • label — label …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • label — [ labɛl ] n. m. • 1899; mot angl. « étiquette », de l a. fr. label, var. de lambeau ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ (1906) Marque apposée sur un produit pour certifier qu il a été fabriqué dans les conditions de travail et de salaire fixées par le syndicat ou l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • label — I noun brand, cachet, classification, description, docket, emblem, hallmark, identification, identification tag, insignia, mark, mark of identification, marker, sign, slip, stamp, sticker, superscription, tag, ticket associated concepts:… …   Law dictionary

  • Label — La bel (l[=a] b[e^]l), 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Label — [ˈleɪbəl] (englisch „Zettel“, „Schildchen“) steht für: Etikett, mit dem zum Beispiel der Preis einer Ware ausgezeichnet wird Label (Programmierung), ein Bezeichner innerhalb eines Programmcodes in einem Computerprogramm Führungstext (Label), ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Label — La bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Labeled} (l[=a] b[e^]ld) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To affix in or on a label.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Label — Label,das:⇨Aufschrift(1) Label 1.Etikett,Klebeetikett,Schallplattenetikett,Marke,Schild(chen),Aufklebeschild,Aufkleber;ugs.:Sticker 2.Marke,Markenname,Markenzeichen,Markenbezeichnung,Firmenname,Firmenbezeichnung 3.Plattenfirma …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • label — n mark, brand, stamp, tag, ticket (see under MARK vb) label vb *mark, brand, stamp, tag, ticket …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • label — label. См. метка [радиоактивная]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • label — LABÉL s. m. 1. petala superioară a corolei orhideelor. 2. partea mediană a buzei inferioare la insecte. (< fr. labelle, lat. labellum) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Label — For other uses, see Label (disambiguation). Shirt with labels …   Wikipedia

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