resist paste; resistant (dyeing)
Technical term in textile dyeing: a paste applied to fabric to prevent dye from penetrating certain areas, used in techniques such as katazome and yuzen.
In stencil dyeing, resist paste is applied to the cloth before the dye is put on.
In the yuzen dyeing process, resist paste plays an important role.
Compound of 防染 (resist dyeing) and 糊 (paste). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical compound.