appliqué

See also: applique

English

Detail of an appliqué by Venancio Restrepo, from Panama.

Alternative forms

• applique

Etymology

Borrowed from French appliqué.

Noun

appliqué (countable and uncountable, plural appliqués)

1. (art) Alternative spelling of applique

Verb

appliqué (third-person singular simple present appliqués, present participle appliquéing, simple past and past participle appliquéd or appliquéed)

1. (transitive, art) Alternative spelling of applique
   • 2011, Tim LaHaye, ‎Jerry B. Jenkins, Glorious Appearing: The End of Days

     Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]

Adjective

appliqué (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Of a red blood cell infected by the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum, assuming a form in which the early trophozoite of Plasmodium falciparum parasitises the marginal portion of the red blood cell, appearing as if the parasite has been “applied”.

   Synonym: accolé

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pli.ke/

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Verb

appliqué (feminine appliquée, masculine plural appliqués, feminine plural appliquées)

1. past participle of appliquer