Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LABELLED
labeled, labelled, tagged
(adjective) bearing or marked with a label or tag; “properly labeled luggage”
LABEL
label
(verb) distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
label
(verb) distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
pronounce, label, judge
(verb) pronounce judgment on; “They labeled him unfit to work here”
label
(verb) assign a label to; designate with a label; “These students were labelled ‘learning disabled’”
tag, label, mark
(verb) attach a tag or label to; “label these bottles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
labelled (not comparable) (Commonwealth spelling)
Having a label, tagged.
Defined or described (as).
Verb
labelled (Commonwealth spelling)
simple past tense and past participle of label
Usage notes
This spelling is used in British and Canadian English. In the United States, the spelling labeled is preferred.
Source: Wiktionary
LABEL
La"bel, n. Etym: [OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; cf. L.labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. Lap of a dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip.]
1. A tassel. [Obs.] Huloet. Fuller.
2. 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. 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. (Her.)
Definition: 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 Arch.)
Definition: The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediæval architecture. It always has a Arch. Pub. Soc.
8. In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. Fairholt.
La"bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeled or Labelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Labeling or Labelling.]
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. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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