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Batiste

//bəˈtiːst// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
Noun
  1. 1
    A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric. countable, uncountable

    "Smocking done in colors on fine white batiste, silk mull, or nainsook makes pretty guimpes and dresses for children and very smart blouses for women."

  2. 2
    a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses wordnet

Etymology

From French batiste, a form of 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).

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