biggin

n.

[F. béguin, prob. from the cap worn by the Béguines. Cf. Beguine, Biggon.]
A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head.

An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.

Massinger.

Big·gin
n.

A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor.

Big·gin
Big·ging, n.

[OE. bigging. See Big, Bigg, v. t.]
A building. [Obs.]

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IN BRIEF: n. - A child's tight-fitting cap.