Label \La"bel\, n. [OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in
heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin;
cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen
flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. Lap of a dress), W. llab,
llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging
lip.]
1. A tassel. [Obs.]
--Huloet. Fuller.
2. 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.
3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document
to hold the appended seal; also, the seal.
4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added
to a will.
5. (Her.) 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.
6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection
with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. --Knight.
7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the
projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of
openings in medi[ae]val architecture. It always has a
?quare form, as in the illustration. --Arch. Pub. Soc.
8. In medi[ae]val art, the representation of a band or scroll
containing an inscription. --Fairholt.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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