bef

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (archaic, feminine) collar
2. (feminine) an ornamental pair of bands worn hanging over the chest, notably as part of formal dress by magistrates, professors and certain Catholic and Protestant clergy
3. (feminine) by analogy, any of certain other similar objects
4. (feminine) a patch on the throat or chest of a different color on cats or dogs
5. (feminine, slang) the vulva

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of beffen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of beffen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of beffen:

Concepts

barbette

Synonymes

kin

mond

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bɛf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle Dutch beffe (“cap, collar”), from Old French biffe. Further origin uncertain. Compare German Beffchen.