Batiste

[bæ'ti:st]

(noun.) a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses.

Typed by Blanche--From WordNet

(n.) Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.

Edited by Cecilia

n. usual French name for cambric: applied in commerce to a fine texture of linen and cotton.

Typist: Maura