"applique" meaning in English

See applique in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈpliː.keɪ/ [UK], /ˌæ.plɪˈkeɪ/ [US], /ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/ [US] Audio: en-us-applique.ogg Forms: appliques [plural], appliqué [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French appliqué. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|appliqué}} French appliqué Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art Derived forms: Hawaiian applique Translations (decorative design): aplicació [feminine] (Catalan), applikointi (Finnish), applikaatio (Finnish), appliqué inversé [masculine] (French), Applike [feminine] (German), Applikation [feminine] (German), aplikasi (Indonesian), бастырма (bastyrma) (Kazakh), aplikācija [feminine] (Latvian), tampal hias (Malay), tui tāpiripiri (Maori), aplika [feminine] (Polish), aplikacja [feminine] (Polish), апплика́ция (applikácija) [feminine] (Russian), aplique [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-applique-en-noun-hEelNZxF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 38 Topics: art, arts

Verb

IPA: /əˈpliː.keɪ/ [UK], /ˌæ.plɪˈkeɪ/ [US], /ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/ [US] Audio: en-us-applique.ogg Forms: appliques [present, singular, third-person], appliqueing [participle, present], appliqued [participle, past], appliqued [past], appliqué [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French appliqué. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|appliqué}} French appliqué Head templates: {{en-verb|appliques|appliqueing|appliqued}} 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. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Art Translations (to decorate in this way): applikoida (Finnish), applisoida (Finnish), applizieren (German), decorar con apliques (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-applique-en-verb-PNsem03k Topics: art, arts

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, art) To decorate something in this way."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "art",
        "arts"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpliː.keɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæ.plɪˈkeɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-applique.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/En-us-applique.ogg/En-us-applique.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/En-us-applique.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to decorate in this way",
      "word": "applikoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to decorate in this way",
      "word": "applisoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to decorate in this way",
      "word": "applizieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to decorate in this way",
      "word": "decorar con apliques"
    }
  ],
  "word": "applique"
}

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