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Definition of bateau
bateaux
play alsobatteaux
: any of various small craft; especially : a flat-bottomed boat with raked bow and stern and flaring sides
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Mini-dresses in tweed, retro bateau collars and bows under the bust mixed in a dash of the 1960s.
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Mini-dresses in tweed, retro bateau collars and bows under the bust mixed in a dash of the 1960s.
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Mini-dresses in tweed, retro bateau collars and bows under the bust mixed in a dash of the 1960s.
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Origin and Etymology of bateau
Canadian French, from French, from Old French batel, from Old English bāt boat — more at boat
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