一切經音義 50.142

50.142

Various tie-dyed patterns (Fanqie: 賢 [x-] + 結 [-ie]. According to custom, binding silk fabric with thread, dyeing it, and then untying the thread to reveal the pattern is called xie. Nowadays, in the Western countries, they dot it with a mild astringent juice to form patterns, just like the wax-resist tie-dye in this land).