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Webster 1913 Edition
Badge
Badge
(băj)
, Noun.
[LL.
bagea
, bagia
, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. beág
, beáh
, bracelet, collar, crown, OS. bōg-
in comp., AS. būgan
to bow, bend, G. biegen
. See Bow
to bend.] 1.
A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person;
“Tax gatherers, recognized by their official badges.” as, the
. badge
of a society; the badge
of a policemanPrescott.
2.
Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
Sweet mercy is nobility’s true
badge
. Shakespeare
3.
(Naut.)
A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
Badge
(băj)
, Verb.
T.
To mark or distinguish with a badge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Badge
BADGE
, n.[I know not the affinities of this word, not having found it in any other language. Probably it belongs to class Bg.]1.
A mark, sign, token or thing, by which a person is distinguished, in a particular place or employment, and designating his relation to a person or to a particular occupation; as the badge of authority.2.
The mark or token of anything; as the badge of bitterness.3.
An ornament on ships, near the stern, decorated with figures.BADGE
,Verb.
T.