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Webster 1913 Edition

Tete

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Tête

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Noun.
[F., the head. See
Tester
a covering.]
A kind of wig; false hair.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tete

TETE

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Noun.
False hair; a kind of wig or cap of false hair.
Tete-a-tete, head to head; cheek by jowl; in private.

Definition 2024

tête

tête

French

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Noun

tête f ‎(plural têtes)

  1. head (part of the body)
    J'ai mal à la tête - I have a headache
  2. head (leader)
  3. (soccer) header

Derived terms

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French teste, from Latin testa ‎(“pot, jug, brick”).

Pronunciation

  • (Jersey) IPA(key): /teit/
  • (Saint Ouen) IPA(key): /tɛːt/

Noun

tête f ‎(plural têtes)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) head

Etymology

Middle French and Old French teste, Latin testa ‎(“pot, jug, brick”). Replaced French chef (from Latin caput) which is still used in some expressions.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛːt/
  • (Paris) IPA(key): [tɛt]
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): [tɛːt]
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): [taɛ̯t]

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