Label

·vt To affix in or on a label.

II. Label ·noun A Tassel.

III. Label ·noun A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will.

IV. Label ·vt To affix a label to; to mark with a name, ·etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.

V. Label ·noun A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes.

VI. Label ·noun A slip of ribbon, parchment, ·etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal.

VII. Label ·noun In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an Inscription.

VIII. Label ·noun 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.

IX. Label ·noun The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture. It always has a /quare form, as in the illustration.

X. Label ·noun 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.