Label
Label (lā"bel) , noun
[Old French label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, French lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; compare Latin labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, German lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (compare Lap of a dress), Welsh llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip.]
1.
A tassel. [Obsolete] — Huloet
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.
(Heraldry) 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 Architecture) The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaval architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration. — Arch. Pub. Soc
8.
In mediaval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. — Fairholt
Label (lā"beld) , transitive verb
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. [Rare]