batten
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈbætən/
:
listón
- We installed batten boards to provide additional support for the roof structure.
- longerons and battens
- batten tubes
Examples
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The carpenter used a long piece of batten to strengthen the wooden frame of the door.
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I imagine your sail can be stitched very quickly, and I hope your battens arrive without delay.
Blog text (19) -
Looking down the hallway to the master bedroom, lots of board and batten are added for such a pretty architectural detail.
Blog text (12) -
Then painted the wall and the battens in white gloss... simple and effective.
Blog text (7) -
"There's the American flag," Claire said when she spotted the little Old Glory left by Armstrong, with its horizontal batten to make it wave.
Fiction book (2001) -
And once I've sanded all of these battens, I'm going to coat them with standard shellac.
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To secure the canvas in place, we fastened it with several strips of batten along the edges.
Synonyms
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2.1
A long thin stick of metal or wood used for a specific purpose
Idioms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Batten for a strip of wood comes from old words for a 'stick' or 'staff', and you can see the same idea in the word baton. So a batten is a narrow strip fixed to something to make it stronger or hold it in place.