linen batiste
1Batiste — 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. [1913 Webster] …
2batiste — [bə tēst′, batēst′] n. [Fr < OFr baptiste: so called from the supposed orig. maker, Baptiste of Cambrai, city in N France] a fine, thin cloth of cotton, linen, rayon, wool, etc …
3batiste — noun /bəˈtiːst/ A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric. Clad in a Persian Renaissance gown and a widows tiara of white batiste, Mrs Thoroughfare, in all the ferment of a Marriage Christening, left her chamber on vapoury autumn day and… …
4batiste — n. & adj. n. a fine linen or cotton cloth. adj. made of batiste. Etymology: F (earlier batiche), perh. rel. to battre BATTER(1) …
5batiste — (bah TEEST) [French] A fine, plain woven fabric, now made of cotton but originally linen …
6batiste — [bə ti:st] noun a fine, light linen or cotton fabric resembling cambric. Origin C19: from Fr. (earlier batiche); prob. related to battre to beat …
7batiste — n. fine linen; cambric; fine cotton or wool fabric, especially as treated for use as antiseptic dressing …
8Cambric — Statue in Cambrai of Baptiste Chambray, the improbable inventor of the eponymous fabrics, batiste and chambray …
9Bands (neckwear) — Bands [According to the Oxford English Dictionary, since the 18th century these have been called bands rather than by the singular band .] are a form of formal neckwear, worn by some clergy and lawyers, and with some forms of academic dress. They …
10Charvet Place Vendôme — Type Privately held company Industry fashion Founded Paris, France 1838 (1838) …
