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Definition of 'label'English
Alternative forms
* labell (non-standard)
Noun
( en-noun)
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
- We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.
- The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.
- Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.
A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
- Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
A company that sells records.
- The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.
(computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
- Storage devices can be given by label or ID.
(computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.
(heraldiccharge) A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.
(obsolete) A tassel.
- (Huloet)
- (Fuller)
A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.
A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.
- (Knight)
(architecture) The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.
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In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.
- (Fairholt)
Synonyms
* (small ticket) sign, tag, ticket
* (name given to something or someone) category, pigeonhole
* (heraldry) lambel
Derived terms
* designer label
Verb
To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
- The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
- He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.
Synonyms
* (put a ticket or sign on) tag, price
* (give a label to in order to categorise) categorise, compartmentalise, pigeonhole
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Anagrams
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Similar to 'label'libel, level, labial, lawful, lapel, lepal, lapful, lipyl, labell, lappel, lefull, lipoyl, lupeol, leaful
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