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) A runny fluid made of beat ingredients; batter, paste. (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.