batiste

[ buh-teest, ba- ]

/ bəˈtist, bæ- /

a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.

Origin of batiste

1690–1700; < French; Middle French ( toile de) ba(p)tiste, after Baptiste of Cambrai, said to have been first maker

Batiste does not believe that entertainment is at odds with musical proficiency.

Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain |Howard Wolfson |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Batiste is from New Orleans, and his heritage informs both his music and his performance style.

Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain |Howard Wolfson |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On this night, because of the setup on the small stage, Batiste also played with his back to the crowd.

Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain |Howard Wolfson |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Batiste deeply admires Armstrong the entertainer, but knows it took more than a winning smile for his music endure.

Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain |Howard Wolfson |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Batiste is on a national tour, on his own "cause of happiness."

Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain |Howard Wolfson |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And Batiste did not know which to fear more, the justice of the city, or that of the huerta.

The Cabin |Vicente Blasco Ibez
Scarcely had he recognized Batiste when he seemed to understand all his misfortune.

The Cabin |Vicente Blasco Ibez
But Batiste had the enduring wrath of phlegmatic and slow men, who, when they once lose their composure, are slow to recover it.

The Cabin |Vicente Blasco Ibez
One afternoon, Batiste's poor wife sent up a cry to heaven on seeing the state in which her young ones arrived.

The Cabin |Vicente Blasco Ibez
Tio Batiste and the two sailors knotted the ends of their sashes around the mast.

Mayflower (Flor de mayo) |Vicente Blasco Ibez

batiste

/ (bæˈtiːst) /

a fine plain-weave cotton fabric: used esp for shirts and dresses

C17: from French, from Old French toile de baptiste, probably after Baptiste of Cambrai, 13th-century French weaver, its reputed inventor