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Batavia|bəˈteɪvɪə|
[Former name of Djakarta, capital of Indonesia.]
A kind of shot silk material. Also attrib.
1907Daily Chron. 10 June 8/1 A new shot silk, known as ‘Batavia’... Smart little coats carried out in this Batavia silk look particularly well. 1909Cent. Dict. Suppl. s.v. Weave, Batavia weave, a kind of twilled armure weave made on four harnesses. |