Defn: A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in
Europe; — also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.
BADDISH
Bad"dish, a.
Defn: Somewhat bad; inferior. Jeffrey.
BADE
Bade.
Defn: A form of the pat tense of Bid.
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.)
Defn: A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.