batt
/bat
/noun
1A piece of felted material used for lining or insulating items such as quilts and sleeping bags.‘She'd get a lot more out of that cape if she had some batts in there to stiffen out the edges,’ said another one....
- Care must be taken in removing the water so that the batt isn't stretched or torn.
- No batt insulation would be required in this case.
1.1A piece of fibreglass used to insulate buildings.Is asbestos sheeting ‘like’ fibreglass batts for insulation?...
- Some builders have taken to cramming oversized standard fiberglass batts into wall and ceiling spaces.
- The vapor barrier might be tar paper, kraft paper attached to fiberglass batts, or a plastic sheet.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the general sense 'lump, piece'): of unknown origin.
- stay the course (or distance)
- stay up
- stay well
- stay with
- Staël, Mme de
- St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
- St Barts
- St. Basil's Cathedral
- stbd.
- St Bernard
- St Bernard dog
- St Bernard Pass
- St Bridget
- St Christopher and Nevis, Federation of
- St Clements
- St Croix
- STD
- std.
- St David's
- Ste.
- stead
- steadfast
- steadfastly
- steadfastness
- Steadicam