bəˈtēk; ˈbad.ik, -atik, -ēk also ˈbä- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Malay, from Javanese, painted
1.
a. : an Indonesian method of hand-printing textiles by coating parts of the fabric with wax to resist dye, dipping in a cold dye solution, boiling off the wax, and repeating the process for each color used
b. : a design so executed
2.
a. : a fabric printed by the batik method
b. : an imitation of such a fabric