badge vs wreath

badge

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

  • A police officer. 

  • Something characteristic; a mark; a token. 

  • A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages. 

  • A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. 

  • A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information. 

  • A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area. 

  • A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings. 

  • An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement. 

verb
  • To show a badge to. 

  • To mark or distinguish with a badge. 

  • To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge. 

wreath

noun
  • An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms. 

  • An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor. 

  • A defect in glass. 

  • Something twisted, intertwined, or curled. 

verb
  • To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something. 

  • To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath. 

  • To wrap around something in a circle. 

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