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Etymology
From F. term|batiste#French|batiste, a form of term|Baptiste, of disputed origin (�according to Littré and Scheler from the alleged original maker, Baptiste of Cambray; according to others, from its use in wiping the heads of children after baptism� � OED).
Pronunciation
IPA|/b��ti�st/
Noun
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- A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
Quotations
1919, w:Ronald Firbank|Ronald Firbank, w:Valmouth|Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 104
Italian
Noun
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- plural of|batista|lang=Italian
Spanish
Verb
batiste
- The second-person singular of batir in the preterit indicative. esbot:catline|personsecond|countsingular|verbbatir|tensepreterit|moodindicative|endingir
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