What is a child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger called?
biggin — A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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