Meaning Of The Word Batik

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batik
uncountable noun: Batik is a process for printing designs on cloth. Wax is put on those areas of the cloth that you do not want to be coloured by dye.

batik in American English
a method of dyeing designs on cloth by coating the parts that are not to be dyed with removable wax
of or like batik
noun: 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
transitive verb: to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik

batik in British English
noun: a process of printing fabric in which parts not to be dyed are covered by wax

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