Cotton batiste is excellent for an underliner, and lining for linen clothing. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.srfabrics.com/cottons/batiste.htm]
I like the Mustard lining instead of gray batiste. From Wordnik.com. [Out of the Closet - A Dress A Day] Reference
I think batiste makes a great lining for summery things. From Wordnik.com. [Karen's Heidi and a few related questions - A Dress A Day] Reference
Because his white batiste handkerchief was hope and fear. From Wordnik.com. [Herta Müller - Nobel Lecture] Reference
The material was soft silky batiste of the quality Phœbe liked. From Wordnik.com. [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference
As if all handkerchiefs, whenever and wherever, were made of batiste. From Wordnik.com. [Herta Müller - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Elle ne voulait plus les chemises en batiste fine du Prince de BALEINES. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891] Reference
From these emerged undersleeves made of batiste covered with embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [All That Glitters] Reference
Im voting for underlining the skirt in a cotton--lawn, batiste or broadcloth. From Wordnik.com. [Karen's Heidi and a few related questions - A Dress A Day] Reference
Hand wash lightweight fabrics such as organdy and batiste and hang to air dry. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Guide to Spot and Stain Removal] Reference
Lizaveta Prohorovna pulled out a batiste handkerchief and nervously blew her nose. From Wordnik.com. [The Inn] Reference
She managed to maneuver Annabelle's arms into the sleeves of a white batiste gown. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Magic]
Long cloth to some extent resembles batiste, fine muslins, India linen, and cambric. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
This was softer and had more flow and drape like a voile or a batiste or even a lawn. From Wordnik.com. [Choosing the dress and materials] Reference
Like batiste, voile is a fine sheer fabric usually used for making dresses and curtains. From Wordnik.com. ["Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930] Reference
My pajamas were of thin white batiste, scattered all over with rosebuds, and edged with lace. From Wordnik.com. [Flowers In The Attic]
I would use this for the skirt, and make the top part in a plain white batiste or broadcloth. From Wordnik.com. [Out of the Closet - A Dress A Day] Reference
It was a combination: consolation made of batiste, and a silk-stemmed measure of his decrepitude. From Wordnik.com. [Herta Müller - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Rumata put on his green trousers and a white batiste shirt with a freshly pressed, upturned collar. From Wordnik.com. [Hard to be a god]
The dress is silk dupioni and the pinafore is a fine batiste with french lace insertion and embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
Etamine -- A light woolen cloth similar to batiste and nun's cloth, used for women's and children's wear. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
Slips are usually made of some very soft material such as nainsook, batiste, pearline, or sheer lawn cloth. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
‘I want to take this off!’ she said, gathering the thin batiste nightdress and pulling it over her head. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Chatterley's Lover] Reference
I said: saving the skin he shouted: the skin is nothing but a scrap of insulted batiste with no common sense. From Wordnik.com. [Herta Müller - Nobel Lecture] Reference
That floaty batiste could surely be used somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Polly-Vous Francais?] Reference
Big nothing, directed by Jean-batiste Andréa falls under a similar category. From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
There were only four, one of calico, one of batiste, then one ordinary, and one for special occasions. From Wordnik.com. [Debts of Honor] Reference
He didn't even know the name of his own batiste, much less where it was kept. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Twenty-Fourth of June] Reference
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