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Webster 1913 Edition
Baton
1.
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes;
as, the
. baton
of a field marshal; the baton
of a conductor in musical performancesHe held the
baton
of command. Prescott.
2.
(Her.)
An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; – called also
bastard bar
. See Bend sinister
. Webster 1828 Edition
Baton
BATOON'
or BAT'ON,Noun.
Definition 2024
Baton
baton
baton
English
Noun
baton (plural batons)
- A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes
- the baton of a field marshal
- (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
- (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
- (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
- (heraldry) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
- (heraldry) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
Derived terms
Translations
military staff of office
music: conductor's stick
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sports: object transferred by relay runners
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club of the police
heraldry: an abatement
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Verb
baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning, simple past and past participle batoned)
- To strike with a baton.
Translations
References
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at
- The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Noun
baton
Declension
Declension of baton
| nominative | baton |
|---|---|
| genitive | batonnıñ |
| dative | batonğa |
| accusative | batonnı |
| locative | batonda |
| ablative | batondan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
Polish
baton (1)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.tɔn/
Noun
baton m inan (diminutive batonik)