batik

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ba=tik

CIDE DICTIONARY

batik, n. 

•  A dyed fabric with designs drawn on by applying a removable wax where the dye is not wanted.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  The method used to create a batik{1}; using wax to allow drawing or printing of designs on a fabric.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

batik, n. a method (orig. used in Java) of producing coloured designs on textiles by applying wax to the parts to be left uncoloured; a piece of cloth treated in this way.

Etymology

Jav., = painted