ba ‧ tik /bəˈtiːk, ˈbætɪk/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Malay ; Origin: Javanese , 'painted' ]
1 . [uncountable] a way of printing coloured patterns on cloth that involves putting ↑ wax over some parts of the cloth
2 . [uncountable and countable] cloth that has been coloured in this way