TÊTE-BÊCHE


Meaning of TÊTE-BÊCHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtet-ˈbesh ]

adjective

Etymology: French, noun, pair of inverted stamps, from tête head + -bêche, alteration of Middle French bechevet head against foot

Date: circa 1913

: of or relating to a pair of stamps inverted in relation to one another either through a printing error or intentionally

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