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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bat•ten2 /ˈbætən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga strip of wood fastened on other boards to keep them in place.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa length of material used on a ship to fasten down a cover over a hatch.
Idioms- batten down the hatches:
- to secure the covers of a ship's hatches with battens.
- to prepare to meet an emergency:The tornado is coming, so we had better batten down the hatches here and get to the cellar.
See -bat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bat•ten1 (bat′n),USA pronunciation v.i. - to thrive by feeding;
grow fat. - to feed gluttonously or greedily;
glut oneself. - to thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, esp. at the expense of others:robber barons who battened on the poor.
v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto cause to thrive by or as if by feeding;
fatten.
- Old Norse batna to improve; cognate with Gothic gabatnan (bati change for the better + -na infinitive suffix). Compare Old English bet, Gothic batis, Old High German baz better
- apparently 1585–95
- Buildinga small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- Buildinga transverse iron or steel strip supporting the flooring strips of a metal fire escape.
- [Naut.]
- a thin strip of wood inserted in a sail to keep it flat.
- a thin, flat length of wood or metal used for various purposes, as to hold the tarpaulin covering a hatch in place.
- [Shipbuilding.]a flexible strip of wood used for fairing the lines of a hull on the floor of a mold loft.
- Show Business[Theat.]
- Also called pipe batten. a length of metal pipe hung from the gridiron, for suspending scenery or equipment, as drops, flats, or lighting units.
- 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. - Buildingto furnish or bolster with battens.
- [Naut.]to cover (a hatch) so as to make watertight (usually fol. by down).
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]to secure (work) to a table or bed for a machining operation.
- Buildingto join or assemble (a steel column or the like) with batten plates.
- Show Business[Theat.]
- to suspend (scenery, stage lights, etc.) from a batten.
- to fasten a batten to (a flat or drop).
- Old French batant, noun, nominal use of past participle of batre to beat; see bate2, -ant
- late Middle English bataunt, batent finished board 1400–50
- Textiles(in a loom) the swinging frame for holding and positioning the reed.
- Textilesa part of the lay of a loom.
v.t. - to beat (filling yarn) into place with the batten.
- 1825–35; alteration of French battant; see batten1
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