appliqué

enUK

ap·pli·qué

A0380700 (ăp′lĭ-kā′)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 applicāre, to affix; see apply.]

appliqué

applique

n1. (Knitting & Sewing) a decoration or trimming of one material sewn or otherwise fixed onto another2. (Knitting & Sewing) the practice of decorating in this wayvb, -qués, -quéing or -quéd (Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to sew or fix (a decoration) on as an appliqué[C18: from French, literally: applied]

ap•pli•qué

(ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ)

n. 1. a cutout design that is sewn upon or otherwise applied to a piece of material. v.t. 2. to apply (a cutout) as an appliqué to. [1835–45; < French: applied, fastened to]

applique

Past participle: appliquéd
Gerund: appliquéing

Imperative	appliqueapplique

Present	I appliqueyou appliquehe/she/it appliquéswe appliqueyou appliquethey applique

Preterite	I appliquédyou appliquédhe/she/it appliquédwe appliquédyou appliquédthey appliquéd

Present Continuous	I am appliquéingyou are appliquéinghe/she/it is appliquéingwe are appliquéingyou are appliquéingthey are appliquéing

Present Perfect	I have appliquédyou have appliquédhe/she/it has appliquédwe have appliquédyou have appliquédthey have appliquéd

Past Continuous	I was appliquéingyou were appliquéinghe/she/it was appliquéingwe were appliquéingyou were appliquéingthey were appliquéing

Past Perfect	I had appliquédyou had appliquédhe/she/it had appliquédwe had appliquédyou had appliquédthey had appliquéd

Future	I will appliqueyou will appliquehe/she/it will appliquewe will appliqueyou will appliquethey will applique

Future Perfect	I will have appliquédyou will have appliquédhe/she/it will have appliquédwe will have appliquédyou will have appliquédthey will have appliquéd

Future Continuous	I will be appliquéingyou will be appliquéinghe/she/it will be appliquéingwe will be appliquéingyou will be appliquéingthey will be appliquéing

Present Perfect Continuous	I have been appliquéingyou have been appliquéinghe/she/it has been appliquéingwe have been appliquéingyou have been appliquéingthey have been appliquéing

Future Perfect Continuous	I will have been appliquéingyou will have been appliquéinghe/she/it will have been appliquéingwe will have been appliquéingyou will have been appliquéingthey will have been appliquéing

Past Perfect Continuous	I had been appliquéingyou had been appliquéinghe/she/it had been appliquéingwe had been appliquéingyou had been appliquéingthey had been appliquéing

Conditional	I would appliqueyou would appliquehe/she/it would appliquewe would appliqueyou would appliquethey would applique

Past Conditional	I would have appliquédyou would have appliquédhe/she/it would have appliquédwe would have appliquédyou would have appliquédthey would have appliquéd

appliqué

1. An alien material applied to the surface of an art object or painting for ornamentation.2. A decoration stitched to a garment or piece of material, or the technique of doing this.

Thesaurus

Noun

appliqué - a decorative design made of one material sewn over another

applique - a decorative design made of one material sewn over anotherstitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"

Verb

applique - sew on as a decoration adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

Translations

appliqué

enUK

appliqué:

see embroideryembroidery,
ornamental needlework applied to all varieties of fabrics and worked with many sorts of thread—linen, cotton, wool, silk, gold, and even hair. Decorative objects, such as shells, feathers, beads, and jewels, are often sewn to the embroidered piece.
..... Click the link for more information. ; needleworkneedlework,
work done with a needle, either plain sewing, mending, or ornamental work such as embroidery, quilting, smocking, hemstitching, fagoting, some kinds of lace making (see lace), patchwork, and appliqué.
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Applique

An accessory decorative feature applied to a structure. In ornamental work, one material affixed to another.

appliqué

[¦ap·lə¦kā] (graphic arts) A decoration or ornament made by cutting out and attaching one piece of material to the surface of another. (optics) A combination of lenses that provides for the same focal length at three or more wavelengths.

appliqué

1. An accessory decorative feature applied to an object or structure. 2. In ornamental work, one material affixed to another.