batten
A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in…A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
» Batten doors are sadly falling out of fashion.
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4 sensesA plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
Dachlatte, Diele, Latte
доска́doská, ла́таláta, дра́нкаdránka
тесtes
(specifically)A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater), one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.
(specifically)A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
Latte, Segellatte
ла́таláta, ла́тыláty, ры́бинаrýbina
ла́таláta
(specifically)The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
Lade, Weberlade
- a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
Examples
3 sentencesBatten doors are sadly falling out of fashion.
Batten down the hatches.
Batten down the hatches!
Translations
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Origin
The noun is from Middle English bataunt, batent (“finished bar or board (as for panelling)The noun is from Middle English bataunt, batent (“finished bar or board (as for panelling)”), from Old French batent (“a beating”), a noun use of the present participle form of batre (“to beat, hit, strike”), from Late Latin battere, the present active infinitive of battō (“to beat”), from Latin battuō (“(very rare) to beat, hit, strike”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ-, *bʰedʰh₂- (“to pierce; to stab”) or *bʰat- (“to hit”), ultimately onomatopoeic.
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Forms
plural: battensSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsSee also
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