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bateau definition

☆ ba·teau (ba tō′)

noun pl. bateaux -·teaux′ (-tōz′)

a lightweight, flat-bottomed river boat with tapering ends, used chiefly in Canada and Louisiana

Etymology: CdnFr < Fr < OFr batel < OE bat, boat

adjective

designating a wide, shallow neckline, as on a woman's dress, extending to the shoulders

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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