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BATTALIA PIE

\batˈe͡ɪli͡ə pˈa͡ɪ], \batˈe‍ɪli‍ə pˈa‍ɪ], \b_a_t_ˈeɪ_l_iə p_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of BATTALIA PIE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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bat-t[=a]l'ya p[=i], titbits in a pie: articles like pin-cushions, embroidered by nuns in convents with scenes from the Bible. [Corrupted from Fr. bÃ©atilles, dim. formed from L. beatus.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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