[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.", "the fabric so decorated."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik."]}]