BADGED

Verb

badged

simple past tense and past participle of badge

Source: Wiktionary


BADGE

Badge, n. Etym: [LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. beág, beáh, bracelet, collar, crown, OS b in comp., AS. b 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.)

Definition: A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.

Badge, v. t.

Definition: To mark or distinguish with a badge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AIR

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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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