batik

A noun referring to a fabric dyeing technique where wax is applied to areas that should resist the dye, creating intricate patterns.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une technique de teinture des tissus où la cire est appliquée sur les zones qui doivent résister au colorant, créant des motifs complexes.

1. Dyed fabric B1 formal art

   A fabric dyeing technique where wax is applied to areas that should resist the dye, creating intricate patterns.

   • She bought a beautiful batik sarong from Indonesia.
   • The artisan demonstrated the traditional batik process.
   • Batik patterns often feature floral and geometric designs.

   🇫🇷batik (tissu)

2. Dyeing process B1 formal art

   The method of applying wax to fabric before dyeing to create patterns.

   • He learned how to batik cloth in a workshop.
   • The batik technique requires careful wax application.
   • They batiked the fabric using natural dyes.

   🇫🇷Batik (procédé de teinture)

• batiks plural form
• batiks' possessive plural form
• batik's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to apply the traditional wax-resist dyeing technique to fabric, typically used in textile art.

• 🇫🇷Appliquer une technique traditionnelle de teinture de tissu utilisant la cire comme réserve, généralement employée dans l'art textile.

1. Dye with wax B2 formal art

   To apply wax to fabric in a pattern and then dye it, creating a design where the wax resists the dye.

   • She learned to batik cloth in an Indonesian workshop.
   • Artists batik intricate patterns onto silk scarves.
   • He batiked a traditional motif onto the cotton fabric.

   🇫🇷Batik (teinture par réserve de cire)

• batiked past participle
• batiked past simple
• batiking present participle
• batiks third person singular