double ikat

double ikat

noun
See under ikat.
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i·kat

[ee-kaht]
noun
1.
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat), the weft yarns (weft ikat), or both (double ikat) before weaving.
2.
a fabric made by this method.

Origin:
1930–35; < Malay: to tie, bind
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