[buh-teest, ba-] 
| a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers. |
| ba·tiste (bə-tēst', bā-) n. A fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used especially for clothing. [French, from Old French, perhaps after Baptiste of Cambrai, 13th-century textile maker.] |