Tete-beche Definition
tĕtbĕsh
adjective
Designating a pair of postage stamps printed, purposely or in error, so that one is inverted in relation to the other.
Webster's New World
Origin of Tete-beche
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French tête head (from Old French teste) (from Late Latin testa skull tester1) bêche (short for obsolete béchevet double head of a bed) (from Old French) (bes- twice) (from Latin bis bis) (chevet) (from Late Latin capitium opening for the head in a tunic) (from Latin head covering) (from caput capit- head triceps)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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