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Batik

Noun CEFR B1
bəˈtiːk

Definitions

A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbatik
Françaisbatik
13 more languages
Češtinabatika
Bahasa Indonesiabatik
Italianobatik
Bahasa Melayubatik
မြန်မာပါတိတ်
Portuguêsbatikbatique
Românăbatic
Русскийба́тик
Tagalogbatik

Examples

There were batik dresses in which mingled indigo, orange, green, vermilion, and black; dresses of velvet and chiffon in screaming colors, blood-red, sulphur-yellow, sea-green; and one black and white thing in striking combination.”
Look at her, whirling around the compound wearing batik shorts and a cotton shirt, her long black hair braided into two arcs fastened with colored bands, her teeth gleaming and one slipper broken.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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