batiste
/bəˈtiːst/
batiste noun: a fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
Noun
batiste (countable and uncountable, plural batistes)
- A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
- 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.1916, “Smocking”, in The Dressmaker: A Complete Book on All Matters Connected with Sewing and Dressmaking […], 2nd revised and enlarged edition, New York, N.Y.; London: The Butterick Publishing...
- Clad in a Persian-Renaissance gown and a widow's tiara of white batiste, Mrs Thoroughfare, in all the ferment of a Marriage-Christening, left her chamber on vapoury autumn day and descending a few stairs, and climbing a few others, knocked a trifle brusquely at her son's wife's door.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 104
Proper noun capitalized: Batiste
Batiste (plural Batistes)
- A surname from French.
batiste meaning in Tagalog, Indonesian and Vietnamese
batiste in Tagalog
- fine cloth
- batista
batiste in Indonesian
- fine cloth
- batis
batiste in Vietnamese
- fine cloth
- phin
Forms of batiste
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | batistes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Batistes |
Origin of batiste
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).
Words that rhyme with batiste
- beast
- east
- yeast
- deceased
- feast
- least
- creased
- east-northeast
- priest
- a contented mind is a perpetual feast
- ceased
- English Harbour East
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Questions about batiste
- What does batiste mean?
- Batiste means a fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
- What is batiste in Tagalog?
- Batiste in Tagalog is batista. See Batiste meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is batiste?
- Batiste can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce batiste?
- Batiste is pronounced /bəˈtiːst/.
- What is the plural of batiste?
- The plural of batiste is batistes.
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