batik

or bat·tik

[ buh-teek, bat-ik ]

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)
  1. to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik.

Origin of batik

1
First recorded in 1875–80, batik is from the Javanese word baṭik

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British Dictionary definitions for batik

batik

battik

/ (ˈbætɪk) /


noun
    • a process of printing fabric in which parts not to be dyed are covered by wax

    • fabric printed in this way

    • (as modifier): a batik shirt

Origin of batik

1
C19: via Malay from Javanese: painted

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