batture

English

Etymology

From French batture. Doublet of batter.

Noun

batture (plural battures)

  1. A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.
    • 1826, William Christy, A Digest of Martin's Reports:
      The purchaser of a riparious estate under the words "front to the levee," does not acquire the alluvion or batture, when there is land susceptible of separate ownership beyond the levee.

Derived terms

  • batturate

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Noun

batture f (plural battures)

  1. a mixture of wax, linseed oil and turpentine used in bookbinding; the process of applying this mixture
  2. batture
  3. (Canada, usually plural only) foreshore

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