Definition of "batiste" []

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

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• "According to her, the basket they had found at the office door was woven of the finest wicker and lined in batiste; Eliza's nightgown was worked with French knots and the sheets edged with Brussels lace, and topping everything was a mink coverlet, an extravagance never seen in Chile."
• "The clothing included a black-and-cream herringbone tweed blazer with purple-and- gold piping, a heritage white batiste lace-trimmed blouse, and a cedar mélange shawl collar button front cardigan, as listed on the line sheet provided for the young'uns in the front row."
• "A sweet, lacy cotton batiste "teddy" with satin ribbons threaded through to bind my waist."