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Synonyms for baton

Grammar : Noun
Spell : buh-ton, ba-, bat-n
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈtɒn, bæ-, ˈbæt n

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Définition of baton

Origin :
  • 1540s, "a staff used as a weapon," from French bâton "stick, walking stick, staff, club, wand," from Old French baston (12c.) "stick, staff, rod," from Late Latin bastum "stout staff," probably of Gaulish origin or else from Greek *baston "support," from bastazein "to lift up, raise, carry." Meaning "staff carried as a symbol of office" is from 1580s; musical sense of "conductor's wand" is from 1841 (from 1839 as a French word in English). Often anglicized 17c.-18c. as batoon.
  • noun stick used for conducting or for protection
Example sentences :
  • "Then give me a baton," she responded, springing to her feet.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Oh, I'll have to send you to the provost-martial at Baton Rouge and let you settle that with him.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Then the conductor, seeing that the incident was over, raised his baton.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • As he did so, I loosed a cry of alarm and almost dropped the baton.
  • Extract from : « Lighter Than You Think » by Nelson Bond
  • In his hand was a baton which he brandished demoniacally at an orchestra of his own.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Wave the baton with right hand (forefinger extended) left, right, left and right.
  • Extract from : « Dramatized Rhythm Plays » by John N. Richards
  • Glory and the field-marshal's baton, after fifty-one years of hard work!
  • Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
  • Instead of trailing the ever onward Parade, she juggled the Baton at the head of the Push.
  • Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade
  • He had telegraphed to Baton Rouge for the police to search the steamer on her arrival.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • He tapped the music-stand sharply, raised his baton, and then went on talking.
  • Extract from : « The Queen's Scarlet » by George Manville Fenn

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