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• Brand — Brand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branding}.]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). [1913 Webster] 2. To put an actual… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brand — Brand, n. [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand, sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword. [root]32. See {Burn}, v. t., and cf. {Brandish}.] 1. A burning piece of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brand — /brænd / (say brand) noun 1. a trademark or trade name to identify a product, as that of a distributor, or a manufacturer or other producer. 2. the company identified by such a brand: to battle the big brands. 3. such an image or name or slogan… …  

• brand — brander, n. brandless, adj. /brand/, n. 1. kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like: the best brand of coffee. 2. a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc. 3. a mark formerly… …   Universalium

• brand — [[t]brænd[/t]] n. 1) kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like: the best brand of coffee[/ex] 2) a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc 3) a mark formerly put upon criminals… …   From formal English to slang

• brand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. kind, sort, stamp; stigma, stain; mark, identification, trademark; ember; branding iron; torch. See disrepute, heat, indication, fuel. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A trademark] Syn. brand name, make, seal,… …   English dictionary for students

• infamise — infamize or infamise /inˈfə mīz/ transitive verb To defame, to brand with infamy (also infamˈonize or infamˈonise) • • • Main Entry: ↑infame …   Useful english dictionary

• Branded — Brand Brand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branding}.]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). [1913 Webster] 2. To put an actual… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Branding — Brand Brand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branding}.]. 1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). [1913 Webster] 2. To put an actual… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Irregularity — • A canonical impediment directly impeding the reception of tonsure and Holy orders or preventing the exercise of orders already received Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Irregularity     Irregularity …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Human branding — is the process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person, with the intention that the resulting scar makes it permanent. This is performed using a hot or cold iron. It therefore uses the… …   Wikipedia