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Batten Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Batten? [n] a strip fixed to something to hold it firm [v] secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches" [v] furnish with battens; of ships Synonyms \| Synonyms for Batten: batten down \| secure Related Terms \| Find terms related to Batten: act drop \| adhesive tape \| anchor \| articulate \| asbestos \| asbestos board \| backdrop \| band \| bandage \| bang \| bar \| barricade \| batten down \| belay \| belt \| bloom \| blossom \| bolt \| bolt down \| boom \| border \| buckle \| butt \| button \| button up \| cellophane tape \| chain \| choke \| choke off \| clap \| clasp \| cleat \| clip \| close \| close up \| cloth \| cloth tape \| constrict \| contain \| contract \| coulisse \| counterweight \| cover \| cram \| curtain \| curtain board \| cyclorama \| decor \| devour \| dovetail \| drop \| drop curtain \| engorge \| fascia \| fasten \| fasten down \| fatten \| fillet \| fire curtain \| flat \| flipper \| flourish \| flower \| fold \| fold up \| friction tape \| girdle \| glut \| gluttonize \| gobble \| gorge \| gormandize \| grow fat \| gulp \| gulp down \| guttle \| guzzle \| hanging \| hasp \| hinge \| hitch \| hook \| jam \| joint \| key \| latch \| lath \| ligula \| ligule \| list \| live to eat \| lock \| lock out \| lock up \| make fast \| make secure \| make sure \| masking tape \| miter \| moor \| mortise \| Mystik tape \| nail \| occlude \| padlock \| peg \| pin \| plank \| plastic tape \| plumb \| rabbet \| rag \| raven \| ribband \| ribbon \| rivet \| scarf \| scene \| scenery \| Scotch tape \| screen \| screw \| seal \| seal off \| seal up \| secure \| sew \| shred \| shut \| shut the door \| shut up \| side scene \| skewer \| slam \| slat \| slip \| snap \| spill \| spline \| squeeze shut \| stage screw \| staple \| stick \| stitch \| strake \| strangle \| strap \| strip \| strop \| stuff \| tab \| tableau \| tack \| taenia \| tape \| tape measure \| tapeline \| teaser \| tether \| thrive \| ticker tape \| tie \| toggle \| tormentor \| transformation \| transformation scene \| wedge \| wing \| wingcut \| wolf \| wolf down \| woodcut \| zip up \| zipper See Also \| beef up \| fortify \| strengthen \| strip Batten In Webster's Dictionary \Bat"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battened} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.] 1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening our flocks.'' --Milton. 2. To fertilize or enrich, as land. \Bat"ten\, v. i. To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. --Dryden. The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth. Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions. --Emerson. \Bat"ten\, n . [F. b?ton stick, staff. See {Baton}.] A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc. {Batten door} (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise. \Bat"ten\, v. t. To furnish or fasten with battens. {To batten down}, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm. \Bat"ten\, n. [F. battant. See {Batter}, v. t.] The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.

Batten Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Batten?

[n] a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
[v] secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
[v] furnish with battens; of ships

Synonyms | Synonyms for Batten: batten down | secure

See Also | beef up | fortify | strengthen | strip

Batten In Webster's Dictionary

\Bat"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battened} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening
   our flocks.'' --Milton.

2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.


\Bat"ten\, v. i.
To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's
self. --Dryden.

      The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth.

      Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the
      hideous facts in history, -- persecutions,
      inquisitions.                            --Emerson.


\Bat"ten\, n . [F. b?ton stick, staff. See {Baton}.]
A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as,
(a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches
    and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C.
(b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a
    tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent
    chafing.
(c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a
    crack, etc.

{Batten door} (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole
   length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.


\Bat"ten\, v. t.
To furnish or fasten with battens.

{To batten down}, to fasten down with battens, as the
   tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.


\Bat"ten\, n. [F. battant. See {Batter}, v. t.]
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the
threads of a woof.

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