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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions badge noun  A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, wear, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information. A card, soetimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area. Something characteristic; a mark; a token. w:Shakespeare, Shakespeare : Sweet mercy is nobility's true . (1811, cant) A term used for one burned in the hand. He has got his , and piked: He was burned in the hand, and is at liberty. (nautical) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one. (heraldry) 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. verb (badg, ing) (transitive) To mark or distinguish with a badge. To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge. w:David Simon, David Simon, w:Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, Homicide ISBN 0-8050-8075-9, p. 118 - Worden and James walk ... to the ... Courthouse ..., where they their way past sheriff's deputies and take the elevator to the third floor. Etymology: From bagea, bagia "sign", probably of (Ger.) origin; compare with Old English beíg, beíh "bracelet", "collar", "crown". bg- in comparison to Old English bgan "to bow", "bend", biegen.      Full Definition of badge  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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