biggin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: biggin	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for biggin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
biggin n a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biggin \Big"gin\, n. [F. b[82]guin, prob. from the cap worn by the B[82]guines. Cf. {Beguine}, {Biggon}.] A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. --Massinger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biggin \Big"gin\, n. A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biggin \Big"gin\, Bigging \Big"ging\, n. [OE. bigging. See {Big}, {Bigg}, v. t.] A building. [Obs.]