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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.
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