biggin
(noun) a child’s tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
biggin (plural biggins)
(archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.
(historical) An official's hood or coif.
From the inventor's surname.
biggin (plural biggins)
A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.
• gibing
Source: Wiktionary
Big"gin, n. Etym: [F. béguin, prob. from the cap worn by the Béguines. Cf. Beguine, Biggon.]
Definition: A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger.
Big"gin, n.
Definition: 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.
Big"gin, Big"ging, n. Etym: [OE. bigging. See Big, Bigg, v. t.]
Definition: A building. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
