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batik
Javanese · medieval
"a wax-resist dyeing technique"
possibly from "tik" (to dot), describing the wax-resist dyeing technique
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batik
Dutch · 1600s-1700s
"wax-resist dyed fabric"
adopted through Dutch colonial contact in Indonesia
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batik
English · 1800s
"a technique of dyeing fabric using wax resist"
adopted through Dutch colonial trade
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