batik
or bat·tik
a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
the fabric so decorated.
to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik.
Origin of batik
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How to use batik in a sentence
He used a traditional batik technique, which involves color blocking on fabric canvas with wax, to create his prints for the series.
Other pieces feature fabric-like motifs that recall those of batik or, well, quilts.
In the galleries: Rejuvenating the obsolete into unconventional art | Mark Jenkins | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostMay sat down on the couch among the batik pillows and made a place for him beside her.
Narcissus | Evelyn ScottShe wore musician's garb: a sarong of brown, blue, and black batik, and a fantastic headdress of tiny silver bells.
Sjambak | John Holbrook Vance
British Dictionary definitions for batik
battik
/ (ˈbætɪk) /
a process of printing fabric in which parts not to be dyed are covered by wax
fabric printed in this way
(as modifier): a batik shirt
Origin of batik
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