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How to pronounce batik in English?

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Type Words
Type of cloth, fabric, material, textile
Type Words
Type of hand-dye


Indonesian fabrics are often batiked.

Examples of batik

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Among the handicraft products that are songket, batik, silverware and mengkuang.
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The bark of the great morinda produces a brownish-purplish dye for batik making.
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The Malaysian batik is also famous for its geometrical designs, such as spirals.
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I opted for a half-day trek, plus a village tour with a stop at a batik workshop.
From the guardian.co.uk
A person's rank could be determined by the pattern of the batik he or she wore.
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Layer the bed with a colorful batik spread, and swag with panels of white netting.
From the thenewstribune.com
It gives Americans the chance to express their stories and values in batik design.
From the theepochtimes.com
Batik wares are produced in the open air setting for visitors to see and purchase.
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This is the place to buy batik, the art form you can bring back home on your back.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
  • Dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"
  • A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric; To dye fabric using the wax-resist method
  • Batik is a fabric dyeing technique originating in Indonesia, which uses wax resist molds to create designs. The wax is poured on a fabric, typically cotton, and allowed to harden in the shape of the desired design. ...
  • Originated in Java; a method of dyeing textiles. Wax is applied to sections of material which are to remain uncolored; the dyes do not penetrate wax. Once dyed, the wax can be removed by various methods, one of which is boiling. Repeated waxing and dyeing results in colorful patterns. ...
  • Batik is an Indonesian traditional word and refers to a generic wax-resist dyeing technique used on fabric.
  • An Indonesian fabric-dyeing technique in which wax is applied to cloth before being dipped in dye. It is common for people to use a mixture of beeswax and paraffin wax. The beeswax will hold to the fabric and the paraffin wax will allow cracking, which is a characteristic of batik. ...
  • A method of dyeing cloth which involves the use of removable wax to repel the dye on parts of the design, where dye is not desired. Batik originated in Indonesia.
  • A technique for dyeing fabric by which the parts of the fabric are covered with removable wax to prevent absorption of the dye.