biggin
1[ big-in ]
/ ˈbɪg ɪn /
noun Archaic.
a close-fitting cap worn especially by children in the 16th and 17th centuries.
a soft cap worn while sleeping; nightcap.
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Origin of biggin
11520–30; <Middle French beguin kind of hood or cap, originally one worn by a Beguine
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Definition for biggin (2 of 2)
biggin2
[ big-in ]
/ ˈbɪg ɪn /
noun
a coffeepot, usually silver, having a separate container in which the coffee is immersed while being boiled.
Origin of biggin
2After Biggin, the name of its early 19th-century inventor
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British Dictionary definitions for biggin (1 of 2)
biggin1
biggon
/ (ˈbɪɡɪn) /
noun
a plain close-fitting cap, often tying under the chin, worn in the Middle Ages and by children in the 17th century
Word Origin for biggin
C16: from French béguin; see beguine
British Dictionary definitions for biggin (2 of 2)
biggin2
/ (ˈbɪɡən) /
noun
Scot a construction, esp a house or cottage
Word Origin for biggin
see big ²
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