noun
Machin
MAYT-shihn
noun
1
Any of a well-known British series of postage stamps featuring a side profile of Queen Elizabeth II, first issued in 1967.
"The stamp collector had a full album devoted to Machin definitives."
How to Use Machin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA specific, long-running British postage stamp design named after its designer.
Word Forms
Machins plural
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Etymology
Named after the artist Arnold Machin, who designed the iconic portrait used on the stamps.