Lexicographical Neighbors of Battiks
Literary usage of Battiks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"As a consequence the "battiks," as the cloths thn» treated are called, are in
request by the wealthier classes. European imitations are easily detected, ..."
2. The Archaeological Review by Gomme, George Laurence, Sir, 1853-1916, George Laurence Gomme (1889)
"But among them are some objects of great interest, such as the sets illustrating
the mode of manufacturing battiks, and, above all, the fine old weapons ..."
3. Commercial Geography of the World by Karl [August] Zehden (1893)
"The only native manufactures of importance are the so-called "battiks," or woollen
stuffs ornamented with arabesque patterns. European imitations of these ..."
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