batiste

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batist
patiska
{i} patiska (ince)
ince ve renkli patiska

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pine batiste
(Tekstil) ananas patiskası
English - English
A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric

Clad in a Persian-Renaissance gown and a widow's tiara of white batiste, Mrs Thoroughfare, in all the ferment of a Marriage-Christening, left her chamber on vapoury autumn day and descending a few stairs, and climbing a few others, knocked a trifle brusquely at her son's wife's door.

Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton
a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
Fibre: Cotton, also rayon and wool Weave: Plain Characteristics: Named after Jean Baptiste, a French linen weaver Light weight, soft, semi-sheer fabric which resembles nainsook, but finer It belongs to the lawn family; almost transparent It is made of tightly twisted, combed yarns and mercerized finish Sometimes it is printed or embroidered In a heavier weight, it is used for foundation garments and linings in a plain, figured, striped, or flowered design Considered similar to nainsook but finer and lighter in weight Now usually made of 100% polyester distinguished by slubs in filling direction
A fine, sheer fabric made of cotton and of various fibers
{i} thin cloth
A fabric named for Jean Baptiste, a French weaver (1) In cotton, a sheer, fine muslin, woven of combed yarns and given a mercerized finish (2) A rayon, polyester or cotton blend fabric with the same characteristics
A medium-weight, plain weave fabric, usually made of cotton or cotton blends End-uses include blouses and dresses
batiste

    Hyphenation

    ba·tiste

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () 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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