1. a close-fitting cap or hood, especially one worn by nuns or infants
Usage: archaic
2. a coffee pot with a strainer or filter
Usage: dated

Examples

• The nun adjusted her white biggin before entering the chapel.
• The baby wore a soft linen biggin to keep warm.
• She brewed coffee in the old silver biggin her grandmother had left her.
• The biggin sat on the stove, slowly filtering the morning coffee.
• Medieval women often wore a biggin under their outer headwear.
• The antique biggin was displayed in the kitchen museum.