tête-bêche
[ tet-besh ]
/ tɛtˈbɛʃ /
adjective Philately.
of or relating to a pair of stamps that have been printed with one stamp inverted.
Origin of tête-bêche
1880–85; < French, equivalent to
tête head +
bêche, reduced from
béchevet placed with the head of one against the foot of the other
Words nearby tête-bêche
téllez,
téléférique,
téléphérique,
témbi,
tétouan,
tête-bêche,
tête-à-tête,
tínos,
tîrgu mureş,
tórshavn,
tönnies
British Dictionary definitions for tete-beche
tête-bêche
/ (tɛtˈbɛʃ) /
adjective
philately
(of an unseparated pair of stamps) printed so that one is inverted in relation to the other
Word Origin for tête-bêche
C19: from French, from
tête head +
bêche, from obsolete
béchevet double-headed (originally of a bed)