applique

See also: appliqué

English

Detail of an appliqué by Venancio Restrepo, from Panama.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French appliqué.

Pronunciation

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

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.
    • 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

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

Further reading

French

Etymology

Deverbal from appliquer.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

applique f

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

Descendants

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

Verb

applique

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

Further reading

Italian

Noun

applique f (invariable)

  1. wall light

Portuguese

Verb

applique

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