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of Bid. Bade. [Obs.] Dryden.

rsing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises Terres (bad lands).

A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.

compar. of Bad, a. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.

Somewhat bad; inferior. Jeffrey.

A form of the pat tense of Bid.

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.

Having no badge. Bp. Hall.

A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. Badger dog. (Zoöl.) See Dachshund.

The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure. [Cant]

Wisconsin; -- a nickname.

Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak.

One who badgers.

The act of one who badgers.

A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.

An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.

A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.

Playful raillery; banter. "He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage." Warburton.

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.