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*3 a : a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or [[animal]]
*3 a : a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or [[animal]]
:b : the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate
:b : the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate
==Description==
A badge of [[shame]], also a [[symbol]] of shame, mark of shame, or simply a '''stigma''', is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific [[group]] or an [[individual]] for the [[purpose]] of public [[humiliation]] or [[persecution]]. Under the Poor Law Act of 1697, paupers in receipt of parish relief were required to wear a badge of blue or red cloth on the shoulder of the right sleeve in an open and visible [[manner]], in order to make life more humiliating for the [[poor]].
The yellow badge that [[Jews]] were required to wear in parts of Europe during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages], and later in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi Germany[ and German–occupied Europe, was intended to be a badge of [[shame]]. The term may also refer to other identifying marks that are associated with shame. The biblical "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_and_mark_of_Cain Mark of Cain]" can be interpreted as synonymous with a badge of shame.The term is also used [[metaphor]]ically, especially in a pejorative sense, to characterize something associated with a [[person]] or group as shameful.
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