adire
Americanadjective
noun
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a type of cloth common in Nigeria, having colored patterns produced by resist dyeing.
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the technique involved in producing this cloth.
Example Sentences
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It’s long been part of the arts scene in Japan, through shibori, as well as in Nigeria, in adire.
From New York Times
The blue hue, she said, was inspired by adire, the Yoruba technique for indigo textile dyeing.
From New York Times
Amaka Osakwe’s womenswear line Maki Oh has dressed boldface names like Michelle Obama, Lupita Nyong’o and Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji using adire, a distinctive hand-woven dyed cloth from southwest Nigeria.
From Seattle Times
Amaka Osakwe’s women’s wear line Maki Oh has dressed boldface names like Michelle Obama, Lupita Nyong’o and the Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji using adire, a distinctive hand-woven dyed cloth from southwest Nigeria.
From New York Times
An exhibition of early pen and ink works, delicate watercolours, acrylics, jewellery and Adire textiles by the Nigerian artist Chief Nike Davies-Okundaye is on show in London.
From BBC
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