Definition of tête-bêche in English:

tête-bêche

adjective tɛtbɛʃˌtɛtˈbɛʃtātˈbeSH

(of a postage stamp) printed upside down or sideways relative to another.
Example sentencesExamples
- Three specimens of a cancelled tête-bêche block of four 10-kopeck oval stamps are known to exist.
- The title is a Chinese translation of tête-bêche, which describes stamps that are printed top to bottom facing each other.
- The design takes advantage of the tête-bêche printing format, using it to enhance the impact of the designs.
- One of the finest known, original gum examples of the tête-bêche pair of 1856 Finland 5-kopek stamps from the Bill Gross Scandinavian Collection will be offered by Spink Shreves Galleries with a pre-sale estimate of $50,000 to $75,000 in a public auction on May 16, 2008.
- Normally, a sheet of tête-bêche stamps is broken up into panes for the booklets, but some of the sheets were sold to the public.

Origin

French, from tête 'head' and bêche, contraction of obsolete béchevet 'double bedhead'.

Definition of tête-bêche in US English:

tête-bêche

adjectivetātˈbeSH

(of a postage stamp) printed upside down or sideways relative to another.
Example sentencesExamples
- Normally, a sheet of tête-bêche stamps is broken up into panes for the booklets, but some of the sheets were sold to the public.
- The design takes advantage of the tête-bêche printing format, using it to enhance the impact of the designs.
- The title is a Chinese translation of tête-bêche, which describes stamps that are printed top to bottom facing each other.
- Three specimens of a cancelled tête-bêche block of four 10-kopeck oval stamps are known to exist.
- One of the finest known, original gum examples of the tête-bêche pair of 1856 Finland 5-kopek stamps from the Bill Gross Scandinavian Collection will be offered by Spink Shreves Galleries with a pre-sale estimate of $50,000 to $75,000 in a public auction on May 16, 2008.

Origin

French, from tête ‘head’ and bêche, contraction of obsolete béchevet ‘double bedhead’.

单词	tête-bêche
释义	Definition of tête-bêche in English: tête-bêche adjective tɛtbɛʃˌtɛtˈbɛʃtātˈbeSH (of a postage stamp) printed upside down or sideways relative to another. Example sentencesExamples Three specimens of a cancelled tête-bêche block of four 10-kopeck oval stamps are known to exist. The title is a Chinese translation of tête-bêche, which describes stamps that are printed top to bottom facing each other. The design takes advantage of the tête-bêche printing format, using it to enhance the impact of the designs. One of the finest known, original gum examples of the tête-bêche pair of 1856 Finland 5-kopek stamps from the Bill Gross Scandinavian Collection will be offered by Spink Shreves Galleries with a pre-sale estimate of $50,000 to $75,000 in a public auction on May 16, 2008. Normally, a sheet of tête-bêche stamps is broken up into panes for the booklets, but some of the sheets were sold to the public. Origin French, from tête 'head' and bêche, contraction of obsolete béchevet 'double bedhead'. Definition of tête-bêche in US English: tête-bêche adjectivetātˈbeSH (of a postage stamp) printed upside down or sideways relative to another. Example sentencesExamples Normally, a sheet of tête-bêche stamps is broken up into panes for the booklets, but some of the sheets were sold to the public. The design takes advantage of the tête-bêche printing format, using it to enhance the impact of the designs. The title is a Chinese translation of tête-bêche, which describes stamps that are printed top to bottom facing each other. Three specimens of a cancelled tête-bêche block of four 10-kopeck oval stamps are known to exist. One of the finest known, original gum examples of the tête-bêche pair of 1856 Finland 5-kopek stamps from the Bill Gross Scandinavian Collection will be offered by Spink Shreves Galleries with a pre-sale estimate of $50,000 to $75,000 in a public auction on May 16, 2008. Origin French, from tête ‘head’ and bêche, contraction of obsolete béchevet ‘double bedhead’.
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