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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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).
2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way
as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of
manufacture, etc
3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon
The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy.
--Prescott.
There were the enormities, branded and condemned by
the first and most natural verdict of common
humanity. --South.
4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.
As if it were branded on my mind. --Geo. Eliot.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
branded
adj 1: (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a
distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive
rights; "branded merchandise is that bearing a
standard brand name"
2: marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal"
[ant: {unbranded}]
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