Brand
The Clicquot brand, etc., the best brand, etc. That is
the merchant's or excise mark branded on the article itself, the vessel
which contains the article, the wrapper which covers it, the cork of
the bottle, etc., to guarantee its being genuine, etc. Madame Clicquot,
of champagne notoriety, died in 1866.
He has the brand of villain in his looks.
It was once customary to brand the cheeks of felons with an F. The
custom was abolished by law in 1822.
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