a burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.-a sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness.-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.-a mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. hence: any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.-an instrument to brand with; a branding iron.-any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. the brands are of many species and several genera of the order pucciniaei.-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).-to put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc.-fig.: to fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.-to mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.