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batik|ˈbætɪk, bəˈtiːk|
Also battik.
[Javanese, lit. ‘painted’.]
1. The Javanese art and method (introduced into England by way of Holland) of executing designs on textiles by covering the material with wax in a pattern, dyeing the parts left exposed, and then removing the wax, the process being repeated when more than one dye is used. Also, (a garment made of) a fabric dyed in this way; the kind of pattern, consisting of a medley of colours, characteristic of this art.
1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 604/2 Another mode is to cover with melted wax or damar the part of the cloth not intended to receive the dye... The ‘battiks’, as the cloths thus treated are called, are in request by the wealthier classes. 1906Daily Chron. 26 Jan. 4/6 Java is the home of Batik, which is a kind of colour-printing on fabrics. 1922Daily Mail 8 Aug. 3/3 Exact in detail, faultless in design, brilliant in colour, good batik is a joy. 1924Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Nov. 777/1 ‘Batik’ is a Javanese word, and the art was originally practised in Java, whence the Dutch brought it to Europe over three hundred years ago. 1936J. Dos Passos Big Money 428 Ladies in flowing batiks. 1958Times 13 Aug. 12/5 Real wax batiks are now being sold to meet the demand for gay summer frocks.
2. attrib. passing into adj. Executed by the art or method of batik; of, or ornamented with, batik work; hence, loosely, characterized by a fantastic colour-pattern.
1914Studio 14 Mar. 154/2 Examples of embroidery and batik work. Ibid. 155/1 Batik Shawl. 1920Brit. Mus. Return 64 A piece of batik cloth, dyed with Chinese designs, from Java. 1920S. Lewis Main St. xvii. 215 An arty arrangement of batik scarfs and heavy tables. 1923Advt. (Nonesuch Press) in Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Sept. 627 [Volumes] bound in quarter-vellum with batik sides. 1927Punch 20 Apr. 424/3 He removed his horn-rims and began polishing them vigorously, producing for the purpose a large silk handkerchief of chaste design. There is nothing batik about Edward. 1967Spectator 14 July 53/2 ‘Digs’ from Hampstead to Earls Court are littered with batik-patterned fabrics.
Hence ˈbat(t)iking vbl. n., the production of batik work.
1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 604/2 A more rapid process of battiking by means of hand stamps has begun to be employed both by native and Chinese workers. |