batiste

(bə tēst′, ba-)

noun

a fine, thin cloth of cotton, linen, rayon, wool, etc.

Origin: Fr < OFr baptiste: so called from the supposed orig. maker, Baptiste of Cambrai, city in N France

See batiste in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used especially for clothing.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , perhaps after Baptiste of Cambrai, 13th-century textile maker

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