LABELS
Noun
labels
plural of label
Verb
labels
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of label
Anagrams
• Asbell, Bealls, be-alls
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