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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.