batik

/bˈætɪk/

/bəˈtik/

Batik

‌a technique used to color designs on fabrics in which wax is applied to the parts that should be left undyed, originally used in the island of Java, Indonesia

a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted

to batik

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

dye with wax

Examples

1. This is called batik.

2. That was done on Batik ‑‑ that's a Batik.

3. Mangos sleepingin the hammock of her skirt, a brilliant batik billowing from the motion of airline caddies pushing suitcases on metal carts.

4. But the women eventually found a pair that fit me, made from a local batik.

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