noun
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.
型染めでは、防染糊を布に置いてから染料を塗ります。
In stencil dyeing, resist paste is applied to the cloth before the dye is put on.
友禅染の工程で、防染糊が重要な役割を果たします。
In the yuzen dyeing process, resist paste plays an important role.
糊 is a general term for paste or starch; 防染糊 is a specialized paste used in dyeing.
Compound of 防染 (resist dyeing) and 糊 (paste). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical compound.