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countable and uncountable, plural brandings
The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person or animal. quotations examples
Punishment for theft was inflicted, either by fine, imprisonment, or hard labour, or by branding.
1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 115
Tattoos, in particular, are not the radical brandings, the bold violations of flesh and propriety, they once were.
2008 May 18, Mitch Keller, “Ink-Stained and Loving It”, in New York Times
The promotion of a commercial brand of product in order to give it greater public awareness. examples
present participle and gerund of brand examples