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bef.

collar

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɛf/
  1. collar

    archaic · feminine
  2. 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

    feminine
  3. by analogy, any of certain other similar objects

    feminine
  4. a patch on the throat or chest of a different color on cats or dogs

    feminine
  5. the vulva

    feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

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

noun/bɛf/
  1. a nickname for an unspecified small Dutch coin

    feminine
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