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batiste

ba·tiste

UK/bəˈtiːst/ US/bʌˈtɪstʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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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