[buh-teek, bat-ik] 
| 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. |
| 3. | to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik. |
| ba·tik (bə-tēk', bāt'ĭk) n.
To dye (fabric) using this method: batiked a T-shirt. [Malay batek, of Javanese origin, from Proto-Austronesian *beCík, tattoo (from the fact that the original process of piercing the waxed cloth prior to soaking was similar to tattooing).] |
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