/bə'ti:k, also 'bætɪk; `bətik, `bætɪk/
n
1 [U] method of printing coloured designs on cloth by waxing the parts that are not to be dyed 蜡防印花法.
2 [C] material dyed in this way 用蜡防印花法印染的花布
*[attrib 作定语] a batik dress 用蜡防印花布做的连衣裙.

n
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Malay;Origin:Javanese, 'painted']
[U]
a way of printing coloured patterns on cloth that involves putting wax over some parts of the cloth
[U and C]
cloth that has been coloured in this way