appliqué

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Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Sewing & knitting

ap·pli·qué /əˈpliːkeɪ $ ˌæpləˈkeɪ/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DCDLHthe process of sewing pieces of material onto a piece of clothing for decoration, or the pieces themselves 缝饰，补花，贴花 —appliqué verb [transitive]

Examples from the Corpus

appliqué• As decoration is so popular you could, of course, use lavish appliqué decorations for a really glittering late day look as well.• Plain fabrics can be decorated, for instance, with appliqué, or rows of contrasting ribbon.• Yellow and white cotton appliqué single bedcover.• You can use this appliqué cotton table linen year after year Full-length tablecloths always look sumptuous and extravagant.Origin appliqué (1700-1800) French past participle of appliquer, from Latin applicare; → APPLY

ap·pli·qué nounChineseSyllable  

the onto material sewing of Corpus process of pieces

appliqué
ap‧pli‧qué /əˈpliːkeɪ $ ˌæpləˈkeɪ/ noun [uncountable and countable]the process of sewing pieces of material onto a piece of clothing for decoration, or the pieces themselves
—appliqué verb [transitive]

ap·pli·quéBrE /əˈpliːkeɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæpləˈkeɪ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth are sewn or stuck in a pattern onto a larger piece （织物的）缝饰，嵌花，贴花▸ ap·pli·quéd BrE /əˈpliːkeɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæpləˈkeɪd/ 🔊 adjective