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batik

ba·tik [ bə tk, báttik ] (plural ba·tiks) or bat·tik [ bə tk, báttik ] (plural bat·tiks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fabric printing technique: a method of hand-printing a fabric by covering with removable wax the parts that will not be dyed

2. hand-dyed fabric: fabric that has been hand-dyed by the batik method

3. design in batik: a design produced by batik

[Late 19th century. < Javanese, "painted"]
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