batik — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   There were batik dresses in which mingled indigo, orange, green, vermilion, and black; dresses of velvet and chiffon in screaming colors, blood-red, sulphur-yellow, sea-green; and one black and white thing in striking combination.

   Look at her, whirling around the compound wearing batik shorts and a cotton shirt, her long black hair braided into two arcs fastened with colored bands, her teeth gleaming and one slipper broken.

Verb

1. To dye fabric using the wax-resist method.

Noun

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

   Broader terms

   fabricclothmaterialtextile

Verb

1. dye with wax

   Broader terms

   hand-dye

   Examples

   Indonesian fabrics are often batiked