brand : Idioms & Phrases

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brand goose

Brand" goose`
Etymology
Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandgås. Cf. Brant.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant.
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brand iron

Brand" i`ron
Definitions
  1. A branding iron.
  2. A trivet to set a pot on. Huloet.
  3. The horizontal bar of an andiron.
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brand name

  • noun a name given to a product or service
    marque; trade name; brand.
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brand spore

Brand" spore`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and produced by one of the fungi called brand.
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brand-name drug

  • noun a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)
    proprietary drug.
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brand-new

  • adjective satellite conspicuously new
    bran-new; spick-and-span; spic-and-span.
    • shiny brand-new shoes
    • a spick-and-span novelty
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Brand"-new" adjective
Etymology
See Brand, and cf. Brannew.
Definitions
  1. Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge.
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brand-newness

  • noun the property of being very new
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branding iron

  • noun implement used to brand live stock
    iron.
WordNet
Brand"ing i`*ron
Definitions
  1. An iron to brand with.
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Dust brand

  • (Bot.), a fungous plant (Ustilago Carbo); called also smut.
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Levin brand

  • a thunderbolt. Obs.
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White brand

  • (Zoöl.), the snow goose.
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