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brand
/ˈbɹænd/
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What does brand mean?
noun
- A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
- A branding iron.
- The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
More meanings (21)
noun
- A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
- Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
- The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.
- A mark of infamy; stigma.
- Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.
- A torch used for signaling.
- (obsolete, rare) A flame.
- (obsolete, rare) A conflagration.
- (archaic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
- (archaic) A sword.
verb
- To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
- To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
- To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
- To stigmatize, label (someone).
- To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
- To be very hot, to burn.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A municipality in Bludenz district, Vorarlberg, Austria.
- A municipality in Tirschenreuth district, Bavaria, Germany.
- A borough of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɹænd/
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Mr. Brand frowned—as much as a man can frown who has very fair, soft eyebrows, and, beneath them, very gentle, tranquil eyes.
Like a flaming brand of vengeance he struck that Limberlost upstart, and sent him rolling to earth, a mass of battered feathers.
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The branding is usually done during a round-up when every calf found is caught and branded in the brand of its mother.
A minute later and she saw his scarlet form disappear amid the ferny thicket, almost in a flash, like a brand swiftly waved.
The delicacies of the season, in short, and flavored by a brand of old Madeira which has been the pride of many seasons.