batiste
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- noun
- /bəˈtiːst/
- Specialized
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batiste
- You can't really make a pencil skirt out of a top weight like batiste or chiffon unless you have a really substantial lining.
Examples
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You can't really make a pencil skirt out of a top weight like batiste or chiffon unless you have a really substantial lining.
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Antoine Batiste, "Treme"
Blog text (5) -
Having settled the perspectives for dinner and swathed her fifteen-stone body in batiste or wool (depending on the season), she sat down on the sofa.
Fiction book (1991) -
She has exchanged her tweed suit for a loose batiste in penitent gray, resembling a maternity dress, too light for the season.
Fiction book (1990) -
She wore a beautiful shirt made of batiste for the summer wedding.
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The dressmaker recommended using batiste for its lightweight and breathable quality.
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His shirt was crafted from fine batiste, giving it a delicate and elegant look.
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Batiste comes from French batiste, and it was probably named after a cloth maker called Baptiste. Imagine a maker named Baptiste weaving very light, delicate cloth — that image helps you remember that batiste means a 'fine, thin' fabric used for shirts and dresses.