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batiste

Pronunciation: /bəˈtiːst/

The English word “batiste” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.

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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