badge

badge
badge [bædʒ] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: bage]
1.) BrE a small piece of metal, cloth, or plastic with a picture or words on it, worn to show rank, membership of a group, support for a political idea etc
American Equivalent: button
American Equivalent: pin
▪ We were each handed a badge with our name on it.
2.) a small piece of metal or plastic that you carry to show people that you work for a particular organization, for example that you are a police officer
3.) a badge of honour/courage etc
something that shows that you have a particular quality
▪ He now sees his wartime injuries as a badge of honor.
4.) also merit badge AmE
a small piece of cloth with a picture on it, given to ↑scouts, ↑guides etc to show what skills they have learned
▪ Steve won a photography badge in the Boy Scouts.
5.) badge of office
BrE an object which shows that you have an official position
▪ Mayors wear chains around their necks as badges of office.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • badgé — badge [ badʒ ] n. m. • XIVe; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Féod. Insigne rond porté par un chevalier et sa suite. 2 ♦ (Parfois n. f. ) Insigne métallique rond porté par les scouts, qui correspond à un brevet de spécialité. « J ai déjà mes badges de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Badge — (b[a^]j), n. [LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. be[ a]g, be[ a]h, bracelet, collar, crown, OS. b[=o]g in comp., AS. b[=u]gan to bow, bend, G. biegen. See {Bow} to bend.] 1. A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Badge — des britischen Königshauses Windsor …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Badge — 〈[ bæ̣dʒ]〉 I 〈n.; s, s [ dʒız]〉 ansteckbares Namensschildchen II 〈f.; , s [ dʒız] oder m.; s, s [ dʒız]; Her.〉 Abzeichen, Symbol im Wappen [engl.] * * * I Badge …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Badge — (b[a^]j), v. t. To mark or distinguish with a badge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • badge — UK US /bædʒ/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a small piece of metal, plastic, cloth, etc. that you wear on your clothing to identify who you are, the organization you belong to, etc.: »A security guard checks each car, verifying that occupants have a… …   Financial and business terms

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