noun
batik
buh-TEEK/bəˈtiːk/
A cloth-dyeing technique using wax to protect areas from color.
The fabric's batik pattern comes from dyeing around areas protected with wax.
Etymology
Malay mbatik names the textile-design technique. In English, the technique's name also applies to the cloth patterned by protecting selected areas with wax during dyeing.
In context
about this um but uh from my dealings with the research uh with regards to sort of like lisco and like these um sort of major uh wax print uh batik um textiles
More examples
- A handmade batik hangs on the gallery wall.
- The class compares several traditional batiks.
- She studies how batik patterns change with repeated dyeing.
Forms
batik · batiks
Similar words
- wax-resist
- Names the broader technique rather than this textile tradition.
- textile
- Names fabric generally, without specifying the patterning method.