batture

English

Etymology

From French batture. Doublet of batter.

Noun

batture (plural battures)

1. A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.

Derived terms

• batturate

Anagrams

• abutter

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

batture f (plural battures)

1. a mixture of wax, linseed oil and turpentine used in bookbinding; the process of applying this mixture
2. batture
3. foreshore

Further reading

• “batture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.