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noun
1.
a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
2.
the fabric so decorated.
verb (used with object)
3.
to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik.
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Batik
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
| to flee; abscond: |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
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Word Origin & History
batik
1880, from Du., from Malay mbatik, said to be from amba "to write" + titik "dot, point."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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