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ba•tik



Pronunciation: (bu-tēk', bat'ik), [key]
—n.
1. 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.
2. the fabric so decorated.

—v.t.
to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik. Also,battik.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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