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Batten Definition And Meaning |
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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. |
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