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appliqué

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ap·pli·qué  (pl-k)
n.
A decoration or ornament, as in needlework, made by cutting pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another.
tr.v. ap·pli·quéd, ap·pli·qué·ing, ap·pli·qués
To decorate by cutting pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another.

[French, past participle of appliquer, to apply, from Latin applicre, to affix; see apply.]
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appliqué

appliqué [æˈpliːkeɪ]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a decoration or trimming of one material sewn or otherwise fixed onto another
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) the practice of decorating in this way
vb -qués, -quéing, -quéd
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to sew or fix (a decoration) on as an appliqué
[from French, literally: applied]
Translations
appliqué [æˈpliːkeɪ] N (also appliqué lace, appliqué work) → encaje m de aplicación
appliqué (Sew)
nApplikationen pl; to do appliquéapplizieren
adj attr appliqué workStickerei f
appliqué [æˈpliːkeɪ] n (Sewing) → applicazione f


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