tete-beche

Te·te-bêche

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Definitions of tete-beche word

adjective tete-beche of or relating to a pair of stamps that have been printed with one stamp inverted. 1
adjective tete-beche (of an unseparated pair of stamps) printed so that one is inverted in relation to the other 0
adjective tete-beche designating a pair of postage stamps printed, purposely or in error, so that one is inverted in relation to the other 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < French, equivalent to tête head + bêche, reduced from béchevet placed with the head of one against the foot of the other

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