English Explanatory Dictionary

batt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation
  2. A shoe.
noun
  1. Clipping of battery.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Word forms

batt batts

Etymology

Late Middle English in the sense "piece, lump," of uncertain origin, but possibly related to the noun bat with the sense of "beaten" fabric.

Related words

bat Battie Bart
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