batiste

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric. countable,uncountable
    — Smocking done in colors on fine white batiste, silk mull, or nainsook makes pretty guimpes and dresses for children and very smart blouses for women.

词形变化

batistes plural

词源

From French batiste, a form of Baptiste, of disputed origin (“according to Littré and Scheler from the alleged original maker, Baptiste of Cambray; according to others, from its use in wiping the heads of children after baptism” – OED).
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