Aggrandizement :: Aggrandizement (n.) The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family..
Aggrandizer :: Aggrandizer (n.) One who aggrandizes, or makes great..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) 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..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei.
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) 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)..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron..
Brand Goose :: Brand goose () A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant.