Badge \Badge\, n. [LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of German
origin; cf. AS. be['a]g, be['a]h, bracelet, collar, crown, OS
b?g- in comp., AS. b?gan to bow, bend, G. biegen. See Bow
to bend.]
1. A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on
the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a
policeman. ``Tax gatherers, recognized by their official
badges. '' --Prescott.
2. Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. --Shak.
3. (Naut.) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel,
containing a window or the representation of one.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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