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Noun: batik  bu'teek or ba-tik
  1. A dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
    "She wore a colourful batik skirt from Indonesia"
Verb: batik  bu'teek or ba-tik
  1. Dye with wax
    "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"

Derived forms: batiked, batiks, batiking

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

Encyclopedia: Batik