wand; stick which is twirled by baton-twirlers in parades
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Baton Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.
baton
\bat"on\ (&?;), n. [f. bâton. see baston.]
1. a staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances. he held the baton of command.
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.
similar words(2)
twirling baton
baton twirler
An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
Noun
1. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra
(hypernym) rod
(hyponym) wand
2. an implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race
(hypernym) sports implement
Baton Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
A tourney sword from the 14th or 15th century. There are several contemporary illustrations that depict knights fighting on horseback with such "wands," although in one of the primary references, King René d'Anjou's Livre de Tournoi, the author uses the word "masse" . There is also contemporary evidence for these bâtons being made from ash or whalebone . There are a couple of references alluding to the use of bâtons in the vespers challenges, competitions for squires and young knights bachelier held the night before a larger tournament. These are referred to sometimes a behourds , and seem to have been fought in a friendly manner, to show prowess in front of the assembled knights. See also Chronique: The Journal of Chivalry #10 .
Baton Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
- For other uses, see Baton.
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Baton may refer to:
In stick-like objects:
In stick-like objects:
- Baton (conducting), a short thin stick used for directing a musical performance
- Baton, a type of club (weapon)
- Baton (law enforcement)
- Baton (running), an object transferred by runners in a relay race
- Baton (symbol), a symbolic attribute of military or other office
- Baton (twirling), a light metal rod used for keeping time, twirling, and juggling in marching band and parade performances
- In stick juggling, the central stick, which is manipulated with the side-sticks (control sticks)
- Baton sinister, a mark of cadency in heraldry
- A smaller version of a baguette
- Another name for the suit of wands in the Italian and French tarot decks
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The endpin or spike is the component of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor to support the instrument's weight. It is made of metal, or in some cases wood or carbon fiber, and is extensible from the bottom of the instrument, and secured with a thumbscrew. Most bass clarinets and contrabassoons also have a similar fixture.
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