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tête·-bêche (tetbes̸h)

adjective

designating a pair of postage stamps printed, purposely or in error, so that one is inverted in relation to the other

Etymology: Fr < tête, head + bêche, contr. < béchevet, the head of one at the feet of the other (in bed)

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