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Definitions for: Badge [n] 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"
[n] 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"
[v] put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Badge, v. t.
To mark or distinguish with a badge.
See Also: allegory, black belt, blue ribbon, characteristic, chevron, cordon bleu, emblem, feature, grade insignia, I.D., ID, insignia, label, mark, merit badge, stripe, stripes, tag
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