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resist printing

noun

a fabric-printing method in which a dye-resistant substance is applied to certain specified areas of the material prior to immersion in a dye bath and subsequently removed so as to permit the original hue to act as a pattern against the colored ground.

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Nearby words

  1. resinous,
  2. resinously,
  3. resiny,
  4. resipiscence,
  5. resist,
  6. resistance,
  7. resistance level,
  8. resistance plasmid,
  9. resistance thermometer,
  10. resistance training
Compare discharge printing.
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