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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Malay
Origin: Javanese, 'painted'

batik

 noun
     
Related topics: Crafts, Material, Textiles
ba‧tik
1 [uncountable]TIMTIC a way of printing coloured patterns on cloth that involves putting wax over some parts of the cloth
2 [uncountable and countable]TIM cloth that has been coloured in this way
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