batiste.
A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
Meaning & usage
A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.