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Badge
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- 1 A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
"the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman"
- 2 any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank) wordnet
- 3 A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.
- 4 an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) wordnet
- 5 A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.
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- 6 Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
"Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge."
- 7 A brand on the hand of a thief, etc. obsolete
"He has got his badge, and piked."
- 8 A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
- 9 A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.
- 10 A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages.
- 11 An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement. Internet
"When you have checked in to the site from ten different cities, you unlock the Traveller badge."
- 12 A police officer. slang
"That's why every badge back home wanted to nail him."
- 1 To mark or distinguish with a badge. transitive
"The television was badged as ‘GE’, but wasn’t made by them."
- 2 put a badge on wordnet
- 3 To show a badge to. transitive
"He calmed down a lot when the policeman badged him."
- 4 To enter a restricted area by showing one’s badge. ambitransitive
"Worden and James walk […] to the […] Courthouse […], where they badge their way past sheriff’s deputies and take the elevator to the third floor."
Etymology
From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon bāg, bōg (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English bēag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”).
From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon bāg, bōg (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English bēag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”).
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