Look up: batiste

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   batiste
   [n] - a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric
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   Batiste
   Ba·tiste' noun [ French batiste , from the name of the alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. Littré. ] Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/22
   
   
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   batiste
   noun a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
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   Batiste
   `Batiste` is the softest of the lightweight opaque fabrics. It is made of cotton, wool, polyester, or a blend. Lightweight opaque fabrics are very thin and light but not as transparent as sheer fabrics. The distinction between the two is not always pronounced. End uses include apparel and furnishings. Organdy (a sheer fabric), lawn, and batiste begin as the same gray goods. They differ from one another in the way they are finished. Lawn and batis...
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   Batiste
   • (n.) Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
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