Hypertext Webster Gateway: "badge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Badge \Badge\, v. t.
To mark or distinguish with a badge.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
badge
n 1: 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: 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"
v : put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"
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