LABELLED

labeled, labelled, tagged

(adjective) bearing or marked with a label or tag; ā€œproperly labeled luggageā€

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; ā€œThey labeled him unfit to work hereā€

label

(verb) assign a label to; designate with a label; ā€œThese students were labelled ā€˜learning disabledā€™ā€

tag, label, mark

(verb) attach a tag or label to; ā€œlabel these bottlesā€

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 mediƦval architecture. It always has a Arch. Pub. Soc.

8. In mediƦval 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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