According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
LABELLING
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
Verb
labelling
present participle of label.
Noun
labelling (plural labellings)
Alternative form of labeling
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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