label

label
la|bel1 W3 [ˈleıbəl] n
↑label
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: 'long narrow piece of cloth']
1.) a piece of paper or another material that is attached to something and gives information about it
a luggage label
on the label
It says 'Dry clean' on the label.
2.) a word or phrase which is used to describe a person, group, or thing, but which is unfair or not correct
Men these days have to avoid attracting the 'sexist' label.
3.) a record company
their new release on the Ace Sounds label
4.) designer label
clothes made by fashionable companies
Fancy designer labels tend to come with fancy price tags to match.
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label 2
label2 past tense and past participle labelled present participle labelling BrE past tense and past participle labeled present participle labeling AmE
v [T]
1.) to attach a label onto something or write information on something
Label the diagram clearly.
label sth sth
The file was labelled `Top Secret'.
label sth with sth
Each bag of seeds is labelled with the grower's name.
2.) to use a word or phrase to describe someone or something, but often unfairly or incorrectly
label sb/sth (as) sth
The newspapers had unjustly labelled him a troublemaker.
The regime was inevitably labelled as 'communist'.

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