5. (Her.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points,
usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an
eldest or only son while his father is still living.
6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a
circumferentor, to take altitudes. Knight.
7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the projecting
molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediæval
architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration.
Arch. Pub. Soc.
8. In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing
an inscription. Fairholt.
La"bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeled (-bld) or Labelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Labeling or Labelling.] 1. To affix a label to; to mark with a name,
etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package.