zebra label

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noun Library Science.

a label with a coded series of short, black lines affixed to each book in a library and to each borrower's card for purposes of identification and prevention of theft.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Example sentences from the Web for zebra label

Joe and the record label were behind him all the way: look at the full-page ad in Billboard the previous week.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’|Peter Guralnick|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the media, meanwhile, has referred to her as every label under the sun, from “a man” to “transsexual.”
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All|Aurora Snow|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So what I always tell the kids is to be careful about signing to a label and always protect your copyright.
Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie|Marlow Stern|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The genuine source of consternation, however, was her label Interscope.
Azealia Banks Opens Up About Her Journey from Stripping to Rap Stardom|Marlow Stern|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The hashtag has been used to label general rants about people getting naked for attention.
#FixTheInternet: The Hashtag That Beat Back Kim Kardashian’s Butt|Emily Shire|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each picture bore a label, giving a true description of the once-honoured gem.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
New York is like one of those nightmares a certain class of writers project and label 'Earth in the Year 2000.'
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
I did not label him efficiency-expert, for printers have always been notoriously allergic to that title.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
Out of the devil's mouth issues a label with the words, "Make room for Sir Robert."
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
A druggist, therefore, who affixes a wrong label to a bottle of medicine and thereby injures a person who uses it is responsible.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

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