appellation

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"They do not care if they leave a poor old devil" -- the appellation was appropriate enough -- "all alone, with not even a dog to keep him company or a cat which he could kick; off they go, dressed in the garments for which you have paid out of your own pockets; ay, and for which you have toiled and perspired ----"

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  1. noun A name, title, or designation.
  2. noun A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
  3. noun The act of naming.

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  • The word “Milwaukee” signifies rich land, and the truthful significance of the appellation is amply testified by the rare flowers, green gardens, fertile fields and towering forests in and around it, all of which are the outgrowth of its soil of rich alluvial loam. —  The World As I Have Found It
  • San Lucas appellation, which is farmed by a more diverse group of wine concerns including —  The Pour
  • Reggiano Rosso is a newly created wine appellation, and this is the first wine from it to appear in the UK. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • This appellation was given to the relentless secret struggle that went on all through the 19th century along Russia's southern border between the two great empires of the time: the British and the Russian. —  Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.
  • While it might be tempting to overanalyze why this record is released under the given name of Omaha's favorite sad son instead of his customary Bright Eyes appellation, any such analysis misses the point - which is that —  Westword | Complete Issue
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  1. Middle English appelacion, from Old French appelation, from Latin appellātiō, appellātiōn-, from appellātus, past participle of appellāre, to entreat; see appeal. Sense 2, from French appellation (d'origine contrôlée), (registered vintage) trade name, from appellation, trade name, from Old French appelation.

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  1. = French appellation, from Latin appellatio(n-), an accosting, an appeal, a naming, from appellare, accost, appeal to, name: see appellate, v., and appeal.
 

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