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- DictionaryBat·ten/ˈbatn/
noun
- 1. a long, flat strip of squared wood or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall.
verb
- 1. strengthen or fasten (something) with battens: "Stephen was battening down the shutters"
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3 days ago · batten in British English. (ˈbætən ) noun. 1. a sawn strip of wood used in building to cover joints, provide a fixing for tiles or slates, support lathing, etc. 2. a long narrow board used for flooring. 3. a narrow flat length of wood or plastic inserted in pockets of a sail to give it proper shape.
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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbæt(ə)n/(General American) enPR: băt'-n, IPA(key): /ˈbætən/, [-ɾən]Rhymes: -ætənHyphenation: bat‧tenThe verb is derived from Middle English *battenen, *batnen, of North Germanic origin, probably from Old Norse batna (“to grow better, improve, recover”), from Proto-Germanic *batnaną (“to become better, improve”) (compare Old Norse bati (“advantage, improvement”), from Proto-Germanic *batô (“improvement, recovery”)), from *bataz (“good”), from Prot...
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 ...
batten on Wikipedia.Wikipediabatten (theater) on Wikipedia.Wikipediasail batten on Wikipedia.Wikipediabatten (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipediabatten. a long narrow piece of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roof Topics Buildings c2. Definition of batten noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
batten meaning, definition, what is batten: a long narrow piece of wood that is atta...: Learn more.
Definitions of batten. noun. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm. see more. verb. secure with battens. “ batten down a ship's hatches”. see more.
a narrow strip of lumber for constructing, reinforcing, or joining flats. a similar strip attached to a drop to keep it flat or taut. v.t. Building to furnish or bolster with battens.
1. a. : to grow fat. b. : to feed gluttonously. 2. : to grow prosperous especially at the expense of anotherusually used with on. transitive verb. : fatten. batten. 2 of 3. noun. 1. a. British : a piece of lumber used especially for flooring.
