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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Biggin
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Biggin \Big"gin\, Bigging \Big"ging\, n. [OE. bigging. See Big, Bigg, v. t.] A building. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Biggon
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Biggin \Big"gin\, n. [F. b['e]guin, prob. from the cap worn by the B['e]guines. Cf. Beguine, Biggon.] A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. [1913 Webster] An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

biggin n 1: a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin