badine

/bəˈdiːn/

badine noun: a short, decorated switch or rod, carried by the fashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Noun

badine (plural badines)

A short, decorated switch or rod, carried by the fashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- A badine, or switch, dangles in the hand of the beau, whose bare head is dressed with enormous curls, and a fore-top.1798, The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England) - Volume 83, page 4
- Amidst all those shocking scenes the Due d'Orleans walked along the streets of Versailles, playing with a badine, smiling at the mob, and, in one instance, directed them with his hand which way to turn.1817, Montagu Pennington, Letters from Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, to Mrs. Montagu, Between the years 1755 and 1800

She had indeed issued from the palace in a plain gown and gipsy hat, carrying a badine, or slight stick, such as ladies then used.1883, Sarah Tytler, Marie Antoinette: The Woman and the Queen, page 167:
So one of the three, Badine, he said he had a badine with him that would wake all dead things.2007, Lee Haring, Stars and Keys: Folktales and Creolization in the Indian Ocean, →ISBN:

plural	badines

Borrowed from French badine.

What does badine mean?: Badine means a short, decorated switch or rod, carried by the fashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries.
How do you use badine in a sentence?: She had indeed issued from the palace in a plain gown and gipsy hat, carrying a badine, or slight stick, such as ladies then used.
What part of speech is badine?: Badine is a noun.
How do you pronounce badine?: Badine is pronounced /bəˈdiːn/.
What is the plural of badine?: The plural of badine is badines.

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