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batik
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun batik has 1 sense
- batik(n = noun.artifact) Array - a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted; Array is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
Derived form verb batik1
Verb batik has 1 sense
- batik(v = verb.change) Array - dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked" is one way to hand-dye
Derived form noun batik1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
batik, n.
- A dyed fabric with designs drawn on by applying a removable wax where the dye is not wanted. [WordNet 1.5]
- The method used to create a batik{1}; using wax to allow drawing or printing of designs on a fabric. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
batik, n. a method (orig. used in Java) of producing coloured designs on textiles by applying wax to the parts to be left uncoloured; a piece of cloth treated in this way.
Etymology
Jav., = painted
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