Antonyms for labels

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ley-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ bəl

Definition of labels

Origin : c.1300, "narrow band or strip of cloth" (oldest use is as a technical term in heraldry), from Old French label, lambel "ribbon, fringe worn on clothes" (13c., Modern French lambeau "strip, rag, shred, tatter"), possibly from Frankish *labba or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German lappa "flap"), from Proto-Germanic *lapp- (see lap (n.)).
Later "dangling strip of cloth or ribbon used as an ornament in dress," "strip attached to a document to hold a seal" (both early 15c.), and with a general meaning "tag, sticker, slip of paper" (1670s). Meaning "circular piece of paper in the center of a gramophone record" (1907), containing information about the recorded music, led to meaning "a recording company" (1947).

noun marker, description; brand
verb mark, describe; brand

Example sentences :

The medicine-tray lay at Carlotta's elbow; beside it the box of labels.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

In fact, there have been some labels that would never come off!
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

She labels it with meanings from start to finish; turns it into literature.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

All the canned goods had been rolled off the shelves and the labels had disappeared.
Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

This was done largely to enable the old 2c labels to be used up.
Extract from : « The Stamps of Canada » by Bertram Poole

These labels are also perforated 12 and exist on two kinds of paper.
Extract from : « The Stamps of Canada » by Bertram Poole

You see, these labels are all of common brands of tinned foods.
Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys Snowbound » by H. Irving Hancock

Abbie carried the labels into the parlor and looked for a safe place for them.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

Well, no, not labels: been buying them abroad—get them dirt-cheap there.
Extract from : « Life On The Mississippi, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

“I shall change all the labels, in the first place,” the Baron answered.
Extract from : « The Dragon of Wantley » by Owen Wister

Synonyms for labels

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