n. A small loosely hanging flap; specifically, a pendant like a broad ribbon hanging from a head-dress; a lappet.n. In heraldry:n. One of the ribbons that hang down from a miter or the electoral crown. See infula, 3 .n. A fillet resembling a barrulet with three or more pendent drops or points, which were originally straight with parallel sides, but are now usually shaped like a dovetail.n. A slip of paper or any other material, bearing a name, title, address, or the like, affixed to something to indicate its nature, contents, ownership, destination, or other particulars.n. A narrow slip of parchment or paper, or a ribbon of silk, affixed to a diploma, deed, or other formal writing, to hold the appended seal.n. In law, a paper annexed to a will by way of addition, as a codicil.n. A small reserved space in a work of art, or the like, forming a panel or cartouche, used for containing a name, monogram, or other mark for identification.n. In medieval architecture, a projecting tablet or molding over a door or window. See dripstone, Also called label-molding.n. A long, thin brass rule, with a small sight at one end and a centerhole at the other, commonly used with a tangent line on the edge of a circumferentor, to take altitudes, etc.n. Border; verge; marge.To affix a label to; mark with a label: as, to label a package to be despatched by express.To designate or describe by or on a label; characterize by inscription: as, the bottle was labeled poison.To set forth or describe in a label (in the legal sense).In architecture, to furnish with labels or hood-moldings. See label, n., 7.n. In botany, same as labellum, 1.