Hypertext Webster Gateway: "batiste"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Batiste \Ba*tiste"\, n. [F. batiste, from the name of the
alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. --Littr['e].]
Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also
to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
batiste
n : a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts
or dresses
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