BEGUINE
\bɪɡwˈa͡ɪn], \bɪɡwˈaɪn], \b_ɪ_ɡ_w_ˈaɪ_n]\
Definitions of BEGUINE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Sort: Oldest first
-
(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
By Princeton University
Word of the day
SQ10,643
- A serotonin antagonist with limited antihistaminic, anticholinergic, and immunosuppressive activity.