"biggin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪɡɪn/ Forms: biggins [plural]
Etymology: From French béguin. Compare beguine. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|béguin}} French béguin Head templates: {{en-noun}} biggin (plural biggins)
  1. (archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-biggin-en-noun-qeLuSh1Z
  2. (historical) An official's hood or coif. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-biggin-en-noun-rcZJxDCg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪɡɪn/ Forms: biggins [plural]
Etymology: Said to have been from the inventor's surname. Head templates: {{en-noun}} biggin (plural biggins)
  1. A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured. Synonyms: bigging
    Sense id: en-biggin-en-noun-irXfytEw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 5 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Scots]

Forms: biggins [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|biggins|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} biggin (plural biggins), {{sco-noun}} biggin (plural biggins)
  1. A building; a bigging.
    Sense id: en-biggin-sco-noun-neDIJ5pF Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

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