biggin
/ˈbɪɡɪn/
noun
- A child's cap or hood, especially a close-fitting one worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- The portrait showed a baby wearing a lace-trimmed biggin.
- In the museum, we saw a biggin made of linen from the 1600s.
- She knitted a small biggin for her newborn nephew.
- A type of coffee filter or pot used for brewing coffee, typically a cloth filter bag.
- He used a biggin to make his morning coffee, pouring hot water over the grounds.
- She prefers a biggin over a modern coffee maker for a cleaner taste.
- The antique biggin on the shelf was still in working condition.