tête-bêche
[tet-
besh
]
/tɛtˈbɛʃ/
adjective
,
Philately.
1.
of or relating to a pair of stamps that have been printed with one stamp inverted.
Origin
1880-85;
<
French,
equivalent to
tête
head +
bêche,
reduced from
béchevet
placed with the head of one against the foot of the other
British Dictionary definitions for
tête-bêche
tête-bêche
/
tɛtˈbɛʃ
/
adjective
1.
(
philately
) (of an unseparated pair of stamps) printed so that one is inverted in relation to the other
Word Origin
C19: from French, from
tête
head +
bêche,
from obsolete
béchevet
double-headed (originally of a bed)