brand
1. brand \'brand\ n [ME, torch, sword, fr. OE; akin to OE brnan to
burn] 1a: a charred or burning piece of wood 1b: something resembling a
burning brand 2: SWORD 3a1: a mark made by burning with a hot iron to
attest manufacture or qualit y or to designate ownership 3a2: a mark made
with a stamp or stencil for similar purposes : TRADEM ARK 3b1: a mark put
on criminals with a hot iron 3b2: a mark of disgrace : STIGMA 4a1: a
class of goods identified as the product of a single firm or manufac turer
: MAKE 4a2: MANUFACTURER 4b: a characteristic or distinctive kind :
VARIETY 5: a tool used to produce a brand
2. brand vt 1: to mark with a brand 2: to mark or expose as infamous :
STIGMATIZE 3: to impress indelibly - brand.er n