Complete Definition of "batiste"

English
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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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  1. 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
batiste f

  1. plural of|batista|lang=Italian

Spanish

Verb
batiste

  1. The second-person singular of batir in the preterit indicative. esbot:catline|personsecond|countsingular|verbbatir|tensepreterit|moodindicative|endingir

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