brand

1. v. t. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. Source: opted

2. v. t. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. Source: opted

3. v. t. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour. Source: opted

4. v. t. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma. Source: opted

5. v. t. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron. Source: opted

6. v. t. Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei. Source: opted

7. v. t. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). Source: opted

8. v. t. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc. Source: opted

9. v. t. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. Source: opted

10. v. t. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. Source: opted

11. n. a name given to a product or service Source: wordnet

12. n. a recognizable kind Source: wordnet

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