Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Batiste \Ba*tiste"\, n. [F. batiste, from the name of the
   alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. --Littr['e].]
   Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also
   to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.

Source : WordNet®

batiste
     n : a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts
         or dresses