appliqué
ornamentation, as a cutout design, that is sewn on to or otherwise applied to a piece of material.
work so formed.
a decorative feature, as a sconce, applied to a surface.
to apply as appliqué to.
Origin of appliqué
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How to use appliqué in a sentence
Sometimes the flowers multiplied in shades of persimmon or turned into two-dimensional appliqué.
Miuccia Prada and Emporio Armani: Milan Spring 2013 Collections | Robin Givhan | September 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe final dresses, in fuchsia with embroidery, appliqué, layering and all manner of technical wizardry were a Cinderella dream.
Paris Fall Fashion Week Ends With Vuitton and Kanye | Robin Givhan | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSprays sometimes made separately, and then worked on a net—Honiton appliqué.
Textiles | William H. DooleyThe harmony between appliqué work and couching or chain-stitch outline has been alluded to already.
Art in Needlework | Lewis F. DayA firm outline is a condition of appliqué, and couched cord fulfils it most perfectly.
Art in Needlework | Lewis F. Day
This fashionable design may be developed in various widths and braids as an insertion, or as an appliqué on lawn.
The Art of Modern Lace Making | The Butterick Publishing Co.The crown surmounting it is heavily worked in gold guimp—the cap being represented in crimson silk thread and all appliqué.
English Embroidered Bookbindings | Cyril James Humphries Davenport
British Dictionary definitions for appliqué
/ (æˈpliːkeɪ) /
a decoration or trimming of one material sewn or otherwise fixed onto another
the practice of decorating in this way
(tr) to sew or fix (a decoration) on as an appliqué
Origin of appliqué
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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