Etymology

biggin

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Today it means: A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood. Full definition →

First used 18th c.French béguin
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biggin · noun1

  1. French · derived frombéguin
  2. English todaybiggin

From French béguin. Compare beguine.

biggin · noun2

Said to have been from the inventor's surname.

biggin · noun3

Unknown

Words from the same roots

Frenchbéguin all →

beguinebéguin

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.

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