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单词 applique
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(əpliːkeɪ, US æplɪkeɪ) also appliqué
uncountable noun
Applique is the craft of sewing fabric shapes onto larger pieces of cloth. You can also use applique to refer to things you make using this craft.

applique in British English

or appliqué (əˈpliːkeɪ)
noun
1.  needlework
textile art using pieces of material sewn one on top of another
2. 
piece of material sewn on top of another
modifier
3.  needlework
using appliqué
a design of green applique holly leaves
applique cotton pillowcases

appliqué in British English

or applique (æˈpliːkeɪ)
noun
1. 
a decoration or trimming of one material sewn or otherwise fixed onto another
2. 
the practice of decorating in this way
verbWord forms: -qués, -quéing or -quéd
3. (transitive)
to sew or fix (a decoration) on as an appliqué
Word origin
C18: from French, literally: applied

appliqué in American English

(ˌæplɪˈkeɪ)
noun
1. 
a decoration or trimming made of one material attached by sewing, gluing, etc. to another
adjective
2. 
applied as such a decoration
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌappliˈquéd or ˌappliˈquéing
3. 
to decorate with appliqué
4. 
to put on as appliqué
Word origin
Fr, pp. of appliquer < L applicare: see apply

Examples of 'applique' in a sentence
applique

`If I could appliqué and embroider as well as you, I'd be much faster.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
She slipped into a short-sleeved gray nightshirt with an appliqué of Goofy on the pocket.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE (2002)
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