Thesaurus: label

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1. n. A tassel.
2. n. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package.
3. n. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal.
4. n. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will.
5. n. 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. n. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes.
7. n. The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture. It always has a /quare form, as in the illustration.
8. n. In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.
9. v. t. To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.
10. v. t. To affix in or on a label.
11. n. a brief description given for purposes of identification
12. n. trade name of a company that produces musical recordings