Definition
A decorative netted cap or coif worn by women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, often with a rounded or puffed shape.
Etymology
From Middle French 'biguine' or diminutive forms relating to early women's religious communities (Beguines). The term evolved through Old French and possibly Flemish influences, with -et suffix adding a diminutive sense.
Kelly Says
The biggonet reveals how fashion vocabulary gets lost—this once-common headpiece has almost vanished from modern English, surviving mainly in historical texts and museum catalogs. It's a reminder that half of historical fashion terminology has simply been forgotten because no one wears these things anymore.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
größern ነገር
ge-ren-ne ne-ger
ARالعربية
شيء كبير
shee-e kbeer
BNবাংলা
বড় জিনিস
bor jin-nis
CACatalà
cosa gran
koh-sah gran
CSČeština
velká věc
vel-kah vech
DADansk
stor sagn
stor sah-gn
DEDeutsch
große Sache
groh-seh sah-che
ELΕλληνικά
μεγάλο πράγμα
me-ga-lo pra-gma
ESEspañol
gran cosa
gran koh-sah
FAفارسی
چیز بزرگ
cheez bozorg
FISuomi
iso asia
ee-so a-see-ah
FRFrançais
grande chose
gran choh-s
GUGU
મોટું કામ
mo-too kaam
HAHA
abinda mai
a-bin-da mai
HEעברית
דבר גדול
de-ver gadol
HIहिन्दी
बड़ी चीज़
ba-dee cheez
HUMagyar
nagy dolog
nah-ee doh-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
benda besar
ben-dah be-sar
IGIG
ihe n'eme
ee-he ne-meh
ITItaliano
grande cosa
en-or-meh koh-sah
KKKK
өте нәрсе
o-te nar-se
MRMR
मोठा कामा
mo-tha kaama
MSBahasa Melayu
benda besar
ben-dah be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးသော ကျင့်
kye-tho ky-ng
NLNederlands
grote zaak
grote za-ak
NONorsk
stor sak
stor sah-k
PAPA
bade kaam
ba-deh kaam
PLPolski
duża rzecz
doo-zhah reech
PTPortuguês
grande coisa
jee-gan-teh koh-ee-sah
RORomână
o mare lucru
mah-reh loo-koo
RUРусский
большая вещь
bol-shaya vech
SVSvenska
stor sak
stor sah-k
SWKiswahili
jambo kubwa
ja-mbo koo-bwa
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய விஷயம்
periya vishayam
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద విషయం
pedda vishayam
THไทย
สิ่งใหญ่
sing yah-yai
TLTL
malaking bagay
ma-la-king ba-gay
TRTürkçe
büyük şey
byoo-yook shey
UKУкраїнська
велика річ
velika rich
VITiếng Việt
điều lớn
dee-eu lon
ZUZU
intombazane
in-to-mba-za-ne