ban tam

& s. Ortus Vocab. (S. in Boucher.) [Probably from Bantam, a decayed village in the north-west of Java, formerly the seat of a Dutch residency.] A. As adjective . [From Bantam, or otherwise pertaining to it (see etymology).] Spec ., pertaining to the fowl presumably from that place. [B.] B. As substantive: 431 1. A small variety of the domestic fowl. It has feathered legs. 2. A kind of painted or carved work like that from Japan, but more gaudy. (Good rich & Porter.)