ba‧tik /bəˈtiːk, ˈbætɪk/ 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

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