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Definition of Batiste
1. Noun. A thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses.
Definition of Batiste
1. n. Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
Definition of Batiste
1. Noun. A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Batiste
1. a sheer fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Batiste
Literary usage of Batiste
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textiles for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools: Also Adapted by William Henry Dooley (1914)
"batiste. batiste is of French origin, and is a light, transparent cloth, made
from a fine quality of combed cotton yarn. There is a gradual variation in ..."
2. The Young Reader's Catlin: My Life Among the Indians by George Catlin (2001)
"Besides these and its crew, which consisted of Bogard and batiste in the middle
and bow with their paddles, and I in the stern with my steering oar, ..."
3. French Organ Music Past and Present by Harvey Grace (1919)
"In ANTOINE EDOUARD batiste we have a much more singular case;—a man with a leaning
to pedagogy and severity in general, whose published works are even more ..."
4. The Wild Northland: Being the Story of a Winter Journey, with Dog, Across by Sir William Francis Butler (1904)
"The Peace River—Volcanos—M. Jean batiste St. Cyr—Half a Loaf is Better than No
Bread— An Oasis in the Desert—Tecumseh and Black Hawk. ..."
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