The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brand \Brand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Branded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Branding.].
   1. 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).
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   2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way,
      as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of
      manufacture, etc.
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   3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.
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            The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy.
                                                  --Prescott.
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            There were the enormities, branded and condemned by
            the first and most natural verdict of common
            humanity.                             --South.
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   4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.
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            As if it were branded on my mind.     --Geo. Eliot.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brand \Brand\, n. [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand,
   sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw.,
   & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword.
   [root]32. See Burn, v. t., and cf. Brandish.]
   1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood
      partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is
      extinct.
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            Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it
            on a matted roof.                     --Palfrey.
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   2. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing
      brightness. [Poetic] --Tennyson.
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            Paradise, so late their happy seat,
            Waved over by that flaming brand.     --Milton.
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   3. 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.
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   4. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark
      of infamy or vice; a stigma.
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            The brand of private vice.            --Channing.
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   5. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.
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   6. (Bot.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance
      in plants. The brands are of many species and several
      genera of the order Puccini[ae]i.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

brand
    n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: trade name,
         brand name, brand, marque]
    2: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the
       movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: brand,
       make]
    3: identification mark on skin, made by burning
    4: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn:
       brand, firebrand]
    5: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon
       Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain]
    6: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and
       a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand,
       steel]
    v 1: burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
    2: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as
       disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was
       stigmatized by society because she had a child out of
       wedlock" [syn: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand,
       denounce, mark]
    3: mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not
       branded it sells for a lower price" [syn: brand,
       trademark, brandmark]
    4: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
       [syn: post, brand]