| Pronunciation: | | bu'teest
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses |
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BATISTE is a 7 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | cloth, fabric, material, textile |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ba*tiste"\, n. [F. batiste, from the name of the
alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. --Littr['e].]
Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also
to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
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