BRAND

sword, blade, brand, steel

(noun) a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

brand, make

(noun) a recognizable kind; “there’s a new brand of hero in the movies now”; “what make of car is that?”

mark, stigma, brand, stain

(noun) a symbol of disgrace or infamy; “And the Lord set a mark upon Cain”--Genesis

brand

(noun) identification mark on skin, made by burning

brand, firebrand

(noun) a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning

post, brand

(verb) mark or expose as infamous; “She was branded a loose woman”

brand, trademark, brandmark

(verb) mark with a brand or trademark; “when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price”

stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark

(verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; “He denounced the government action”; “She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock”

brand

(verb) burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

brand (plural brands)

(obsolete, rare) A conflagration; a flame.

(archaic or poetic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.

(Scotland, Northern England) A torch used for signaling.

(archaic) A sword.

A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

A branding iron.

The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.

(by extension) Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.

The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.

A mark of infamy; stigma.

Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.

Synonyms

• (distinguishing name, symbol or logo): trademark, logo, brand name, marque, tradename, proprietary name

• (reputation): repute, name, good name

Hyponyms

• (mark made by burning a human): badge

Verb

brand (third-person singular simple present brands, present participle branding, simple past and past participle branded)

(transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.

(transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.

(transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.

(transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).

(transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.

Source: Wiktionary

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Brand, n. Etym: [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand, sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword. sq. root32. See Burn, v. t., and cf. Brandish.]

1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof. Palfrey.

2. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. [Poetic] Tennyson. Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand. Milton.

3. 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.

4. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma. The brand of private vice. Channing.

5. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.

6. (Bot.)

Definition: Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniæi.

Brand, v.t [imp. & p. p. Branded; p. pr. & vb. n. Branding.].

1. 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).

2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc.

3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy. Prescott. There were the enormities, branded and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity. South.

4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. As if it were branded on my mind. Geo. Eliot. Brand"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.

2. A gridiron. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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