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Webster 1913 Edition

Baston

Bas′ton

(băs′tŭn)
,
Noun.
[OF.
baston
, F.
bâton
, LL.
basto
. See
Bastion
, and cf.
Baton
, and 3d
Batten
.]
1.
A staff or cudgel.
[Obs.]
“To fight with blunt bastons.”
Holland.
2.
(Her.)
See
Baton
.
3.
An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king’s court to take into custody persons committed by the court.
Mozley & W.

Webster 1828 Edition

Baston

BAS'TON

, or BATOON',
Noun.
In architecture, a round molding in the base of a column; called also a tore, [torus.]

Definition 2024

bastón

bastón

See also: baston

Spanish

Noun

bastón m ‎(plural bastones)

  1. walking stick, staff
  2. (heraldry) riband

Derived terms

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -on

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