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bavette — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bib noun A piece of cloth or plastic tied under a baby's chin to catch food and drink.

Senses

bavette is used for these senses in English:

  • bib An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
  • bib The upper part of an apron or overalls.
  • mud flap A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.
  • mudflap A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind.

bib — full definition

  1. noun A piece of cloth or plastic tied under a baby's chin to catch food and drink.
  2. verb To drink heartily or tipple, an old-fashioned usage.

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