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badine

/bəˈdiːn/

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Borrowed from French badine.

noun 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.

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@misc{badine_2026,
  title = {badine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/badine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}