ikat

[ ee-kaht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns warp ikat, the weft yarns weft ikat, or both double ikat before weaving.
a fabric made by this method.

ikat

/ ˈaɪkæt /

Origin of ikat¹

1930–35; < Malay: to tie, bind

Origin of ikat¹

C20: from Malay, literally: to tie, bind

He bought his first ikat for $700 after seeing it hanging in a gallery window on Madison Avenue in 1975, and went on to acquire hundreds more.

At the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh last May, she greeted other first wives in Thakoon's $2,075 Ikat print plissé number.

He tied three threads round his stomach— Di-ikat-nia tiga urat benang di prut-nia.

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