Batik
/bəˈtiːk/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. countable, uncountable
"There were batik dresses in which mingled indigo, orange, green, vermilion, and black; dresses of velvet and chiffon in screaming colors, blood-red, sulphur-yellow, sea-green; and one black and white thing in striking combination."
- 2 a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted wordnet
Verb
- 1 To dye fabric using the wax-resist method.
- 2 dye with wax wordnet
Example
More examples"There were batik dresses in which mingled indigo, orange, green, vermilion, and black; dresses of velvet and chiffon in screaming colors, blood-red, sulphur-yellow, sea-green; and one black and white thing in striking combination."
Etymology
From Dutch batik, from Javanese bathik (ꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀).