Batiste

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Batiste \Ba*tiste"\, n. [F. batiste, from the name of the
     alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. --Littr['e].]
     Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also
     to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  batiste
       n : a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts
           or dresses