Badge

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin bagea, bagia "sign", probably of Germanic origin; compare with Anglo-Saxon beág, beáh "bracelet", "collar", "crown". Old Saxon bg- in comparison to Anglo-Saxon bgan "to bow", "bend", German biegen.

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Noun

Badge (plural Badges)

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.
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.
- Shakespeare
  Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
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He has got his badge, and piked: He was burned in the hand, and is at liberty.
((nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) 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.

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Translations

a distinctive mark

Swedish: knapp, emblem, märke

a nameplate

Swedish: namnskylt

something characteristic

Swedish: kännetecken

a card to grant access

Swedish: ID-kort, identifikation

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- Chinese, Simplified: 徽章 (huī zhāng), 证章 (zhèng zhāng), 标记 (biāo jì), 象徵 (xiàng zhēng)
- Chinese, Traditional: 徽章, 證章, 標記, 象徵
Polish: plakietka f., odznaka f.
Spanish: insignia

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Verb

to badge (third-person singular simple present badges, present participle badging, simple past badged, past participle badged)

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