batik

Definition of Batik in English :

1. batik

a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted

2. batik

dye with wax

Example Sentences:
'Indonesian fabrics are often batiked'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Batik

noun

1.

a process of printing fabric in which parts not to be dyed are covered by wax

2.

fabric printed in this way

3.

(as modifier)

a batik shirt

noun

1.

a method of dyeing designs on cloth by coating the parts that are not to be dyed with removable wax

2.

cloth so decorated or a design made in this way

adjective

3.

of or like batik

n.

1.

a. A method of dyeing a fabric by which the parts of the fabric not intended to be dyed are covered with removable wax.

b. A design that is created by this method.

2. Fabric dyed by this method.

tr.v. ba·tiked, ba·tik·ing, ba·tiks

To dye (fabric) using this method: batiked a T-shirt.