batiste
batiste definition
ba·tiste (bə tēst′, ba-)
noun
a fine, thin cloth of cotton, linen, rayon, wool, etc.
Etymology: Fr < OFr baptiste: so called from the supposed orig. maker, Baptiste of Cambrai, city in N France
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