‖ béguin
(begæ̃)
[colloq. Fr.]
An infatuation; a fancy.
| 1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence li. 223 It appears that she has a béguin for you... She's willing if you are. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Oct. 886/2 Lady Bettine herself conceives a béguin for Arden. 1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags i. 34 Cedric Lyne..used to tell himself..that a béguin like that could not possibly last. |