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branded |
2 definitions found 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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