Ikat
Alternative forms
Origin
From Malay ikat ("to bind").
Full definition of ikat
Noun
ikat
(countable and uncountable; plural ikats)- (uncountable) A style of weaving that uses a process similar to tie-dye to dye the threads.
- 2009, February 13, Wendy Moonan, Glamour Girls for the Middle Class, Other noteworthy sales included an Etruscan bronze by Royal-Athena Galleries; a 17th-century Mexican tortoise-shell and mother-of-pearl inlaid chest by Arita Gallery of Buenos Aires; Suzani and ikat textiles by Gallery Afrodit of Ankara, Turkey; and a Tiffany Studios peony lamp from 1900, sold by Macklowe.
- A work woven in this style.
- 2008, June 12, Susan Joy, Smooth Translations, Madeline Weinrib, for one, works with traditional artisans to update the hand-woven ikats she uses for her chic clutches.