From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brand \Brand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Branded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Branding.].
1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron,
to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as
infamous (as a convict).
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2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way,
as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of
manufacture, etc.
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3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.
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The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy.
--Prescott.
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There were the enormities, branded and condemned by
the first and most natural verdict of common
humanity. --South.
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4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.
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As if it were branded on my mind. --Geo. Eliot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brand \Brand\, n. [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand,
sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw.,
& G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword.
[root]32. See Burn, v. t., and cf. Brandish.]
1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood
partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is
extinct.
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Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it
on a matted roof. --Palfrey.
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2. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing
brightness. [Poetic] --Tennyson.
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Paradise, so late their happy seat,
Waved over by that flaming brand. --Milton.
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3. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to
designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the
contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; --
also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way,
as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind;
grade; as, a good brand of flour.
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4. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark
of infamy or vice; a stigma.
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The brand of private vice. --Channing.
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5. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.
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6. (Bot.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance
in plants. The brands are of many species and several
genera of the order Puccini[ae]i.
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