Badge
Pronunciation: băj
| n. | 1. | A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; |
| 2. | Something characteristic; a mark; a token. | |
| 3. | (Naut.) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To mark or distinguish with a badge. |
| Noun | 1. |  badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in" |
| 2. | badge - any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability" | |
| Verb | 1. | badge - put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged" |
BADGE. A mark or sign worn by some persons, or placed upon certain things for the purpose of designation. Some public officers, as watchmen, policemen, and the like, are required to wear badges that they may be readily known. It is used figuratively when we say, possession of personal property by the seller, is. a badge of fraud.
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