bature

See also: Bature

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bater, batere, batour, batre, batur

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French batture, from Old French bateure, possibly from Late Latin *battatūra; equivalent to baten (“to beat”) +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈbatur(ə)/

Noun

bature (chiefly Late Middle English, uncommon)

1. A runny fluid made of beat ingredients; batter, paste.
2. (specifically) A liquid medicinal paste; plaster.

Descendants

• English: batter
• Scots: batter
• → Irish: batar

References

• “batūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.