brand
/ˈbɹænd/ noun A2- 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.
- A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished. · Some brands of breakfast cereal contain a lot of sugar.
- Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner. · I didn’t appreciate his particular brand of flattery.· New Orleans brand sausage; Danish brand ham
- 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.
Plural brands
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I have seen so many remarkable things in him, that if you would have me really say what I think, I shall reply that I really do look upon him as one of Byron’s heroes, whom misery has marked with a fatal brand; some Manfred, some Lara, some Werner, one of those wrecks, as it were, of some ancient family, who, disinherited of their patrimony, have achieved one by the force of their adventurous genius, which has placed them above the laws of society.”
The man has been branded at some time as they brand cattle.
I flatter myself that I can distinguish at a glance the ash of any known brand, either of cigar or of tobacco.
Maybe they were out of boys of the brand you wanted.”
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