applique

See also: appliqué

English

Detail of an appliqué by Venancio Restrepo, from Panama.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French appliqué

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpliː.keɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.plɪˈ.keɪ/, /ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/
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Noun

applique (countable and uncountable, plural appliques)

  1. (art) a decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.

Translations

Verb

applique (third-person singular simple present appliques, present participle appliqueing, simple past and past participle appliqued)

  1. (transitive, art) to decorate something in this way

Translations


French

Noun

applique f

  1. wall light

Verb

applique

  1. first-person singular present indicative of appliquer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of appliquer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of appliquer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of appliquer
  5. second-person singular imperative of appliquer

Italian

Noun

applique f (invariable)

  1. wall light
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