batiste

American

[buh-teest, ba-] / bəˈtist, bæ- /

noun

a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.

batiste British

/ bæˈtiːst /

noun

a fine plain-weave cotton fabric: used esp for shirts and dresses

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Etymology

Origin of batiste

1690–1700; < French; Middle French ( toile de ) ba ( p ) tiste, after Baptiste of Cambrai, said to have been first maker

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