brand has definitions from the field of arms
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[ noun ] a name given to a product or service

Used in print

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

In recent years gagwriters have discovered this brand of blunder and thus the misplaced modifier has acquired a new habitat in the gagline .

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[ noun ] a recognizable kind

Synonyms

make

Examples

"there's a new brand of hero in the movies now" "what make of car is that?"

Used in print

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Salesmanship is still necessary , but it 's a different brand of salesmanship .

(Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)

Jury , judge and executioner were riding the range in the form of a single unknown figure that could materialize anywhere , at any time , to dispense an ancient brand of justice the men of the new West had believed long outdated .

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kind construct

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[ noun ] identification mark on skin, made by burning

Used in print

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

She held Jonathan 's letter , his words burning like a brand , and knew suddenly that the bonds between them were severed .

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marker

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[ verb ] burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals

Used in print

(R. Leslie Gourse, With Gall and Honey....)

He had the black numerals on his arm , so he had been branded in a concentration_camp .

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mark

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1954
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[ verb ] to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

Examples

"He denounced the government action" "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"

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label mark stigmatization

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[ noun ] a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning

Synonyms

firebrand

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firewood

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[ verb ] mark or expose as infamous

Synonyms

post

Examples

"She was branded a loose woman"

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call mark

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[ noun ] a symbol of disgrace or infamy

Synonyms

mark stain stigma

Examples

"And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis

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[ noun ] (arms) a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade

Synonyms

sword steel blade

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