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BATIK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("batik" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Derivation:
batik (dye with wax)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
Indonesian fabrics are often batiked
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "batik" is one way to...):
hand-dye (dye by hand)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
batik (a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted)