'Batiste' definitions:

Definition of 'batiste'

(from WordNet)
noun
A thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses

Definition of 'Batiste'

From: 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]