b 3 a 1 t 1 i 1 s 1 t 1 e 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
originFrom 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).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0