Definitions for batten
ˈbæt nbat·ten

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. batting, battennoun

   stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

2. battenverb

   a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

3. batten, batten down, secureverb

   furnish with battens

   "batten ships"

4. battenverb

   secure with battens

   "batten down a ship's hatches"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Battennoun

   A word used only by workmen. A batten is a scantling of wooden stuff, two, three or four inches broad, seldom above one thick, and the length unlimited. Joseph Moxon Mechanical Exercises.

2. To Battenverb

   Etymology: a word of doubtful etymology.

   1. To fatten, or make fat; to feed plenteously.

   We drove afield,
   Batt’ning our flock with the fresh dews of night. John Milton.

   2. To fertilize.

   The meadows here, with batt’ning ooze enrich’d,
   Give spirit to the grass; three cubits high
   The jointed herbage shoots. Philips.

3. To Battenverb

   To grow fat; to live in indulgence.

   Follow your function, go and batten on cold bits. William Shakespeare, Coriol.

   Burnish’d and batt’ning on their food, to show
   The diligence of careful herds below. John Dryden, H. and P.

   The lazy glutton safe at home will keep,
   Indulge his sloth, and batten on his sleep. Dryden.

   As at full length the pamper’d monarch lay,
   Batt’ning in ease, and slumb’ring life away. Samuel Garth.

   Tway mice, full blythe and amicable,
   Batten beside erle Robert’s table. Matthew Prior.

   While paddling ducks the standing lake desire,
   Or batt’ning hogs roll in the sinking mire. John Gay, Pastorals.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. batten

   A batten is a long, flat strip of wood, plastic, or metal material, used in construction to provide support or reinforcement. It's often used in flooring, roofing, or in sailing to provide stiffening support to sails. Additionally, in theater, a batten is a long bar or pipe from which lights, scenery, or curtains are hung.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Battenverb

   to make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten

2. Battenverb

   to fertilize or enrich, as land

3. Battenverb

   to grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self

4. Batten

   a strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc

5. Battenverb

   to furnish or fasten with battens

6. Battenverb

   the movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Batten

   A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements. In the steel industry, battens may also be referred to as "top hats", in reference to the profile of the metal. Battens are used in building construction in various ways: ⁕Roofing battens are used to provide the fixing point for roofing sheet or roof tiles. The orientation and spacing of the battens depend on the type of roof. Battens may be oriented at right angles to the trusses or rafters of a roof like purlins. They may be parallel to the slope of the roof, as on a batten-seam roof, where the battens cover seams in the roofing material and are themselves covered by metal caps. Some roofs may use a grid of battens in both directions, known as a counter-batten system. ⁕Batten trim or batten molding is a thin strip of trim, typically with a rectangular cross-section, used to cover seams between panels of exterior siding or interior paneling. ⁕Board-and-batten siding is an exterior treatment of vertical boards with battens covering the seams. ⁕Battens are used for solid wall insulation. Regularly spaced battens are fitted to the wall, the spaces between them filled with insulation, and plasterboard or drywall screwed to the battens. This method is no longer the most popular, as rigid insulation sheets give better insulation and take less time to fit.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Batten

   bat′n, v.i. to grow fat: to live in luxury.—v.t. (obs.) to fatten. [Ice. batna, to grow better—bati, advantage; cf. Dut. baten, to avail.]

2. Batten

   bat′n, n. a piece of board: a ledge, clamp: in ships, a strip of wood used to fasten down the hatches.—n. Bat′tening, battens forming a structure. [Same as Baton.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Batten

   A strip of wood grooved longitudinally for holding wires in wiring apartments for electric light or power. In use they are fastened to the wall, grooves inward, or else grooves outward, with the wires lying in the grooves and covered with the covering strip. For two wire work each batten contains two grooves; for the three wire system it contains three grooves. Synonym--Moulding.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. batten

   The sloping of a wall which brings the perpendicular from the top inside the base.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BATTEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Batten is ranked #4597 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Batten surname appeared 7,716 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Batten.
   
   84.7% or 6,542 total occurrences were White.
   10.8% or 837 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 131 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 127 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 45 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 34 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Strengthen
   • Stuffing

How to pronounce batten?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of batten in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of batten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of batten in a Sentence

1. Marquis de Sade:

   Wolves which batten upon lambs, lambs consumed by wolves, the strong who immolate the weak, the weak victims of the strong: there you have Nature, there you have her intentions, there you have her scheme: a perpetual action and reaction, a host of vices, a host of virtues, in one word, a perfect equilibrium resulting from the equality of good and evil on earth.

2. Andy Forster:

   For the last couple of years, it's been more about batten down the hatches and cost control. They may be changing the focus slightly now.

3. Mick Fleetwood:

   No matter what - rehearsed, under-rehearsed, over-rehearsed, doubts about rehearsing - the first gig is always the first gig, and you put on your little praying hat, batten down the hatch, and do what you do.

4. Ethan Berkowitz:

   We know there is a Covid storm coming, this is our time to batten down.

5. Operation Warp Speed:

   This is our time to batten down.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=batten
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=batten
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batten
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=batten
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=batten
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=batten
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html