Noah Webster
Beguin
BE'GUIN, noun The beguins are a congregation of nuns in Flanders, so called from their founder, or from their head dress. beguin in French, is a linen cap. From this order sprung the Beguinages in Flanders.
BE'GUIN, noun The beguins are a congregation of nuns in Flanders, so called from their founder, or from their head dress. beguin in French, is a linen cap. From this order sprung the Beguinages in Flanders.