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applique

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See also: appliqué

English

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Detail of an appliqué by Venancio Restrepo, from Panama.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French appliqué.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpliː.keɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.plɪˈkeɪ/, /ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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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.
    • 1980, “Quiche Lorraine”, in Wild Planet, performed by The B-52's:
      Has anybody seen a dog dyed dark green / [] / And designer jeans with appliques on it?

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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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.

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Deverbal from appliquer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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applique f

  1. (art) Any type of decoration applied or mounted to another object.
  2. wall light, sconce
    Synonym: applique murale

Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: аплик (aplik)
  • Catalan: aplic
  • German: Applike
  • Greek: απλίκα (aplíka)
  • Spanish: aplique
  • Swedish: applick
  • Turkish: aplik

Verb

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applique

  1. inflection of appliquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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applique f (invariable)

  1. wall light

Portuguese

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Verb

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applique

  1. inflection of applicar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative