Applique
noun
A decoration or design that is added to something else by being sewn or stuck onto it.
She added an applique flower to her dress.
Often appears as...
- floral applique
- patch applique
verb
To sew a decoration or design onto another larger piece of cloth.
She appliqued stars onto the quilt.
Often appears as...
- applique design
- applique decoration
noun
A decoration or design that is added to something else by being sewn or stuck onto it.
She added an applique flower to her dress.
Often appears as...
- floral applique
- patch applique
verb
To sew a decoration or design onto another larger piece of cloth.
She appliqued stars onto the quilt.
Often appears as...
- applique design
- applique decoration
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sewing or Sticking
Applique refers to both sewing on and sticking fabric shapes onto an item.
The jacket had colorful geometrical shapes appliqued onto the back.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Purpose
Applique is used for decoration, often to make an item unique or to cover a defect.
The hole in her jeans was covered with a star-shaped applique.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Traditionally, applique can have cultural significance in certain clothes or crafts.
The traditional quilt featured applique patterns passed down in their family.
Pro Tip 1/3Sewing or Sticking
Applique refers to both sewing on and sticking fabric shapes onto an item.
The jacket had colorful geometrical shapes appliqued onto the back.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Purpose
Applique is used for decoration, often to make an item unique or to cover a defect.
The hole in her jeans was covered with a star-shaped applique.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Traditionally, applique can have cultural significance in certain clothes or crafts.
The traditional quilt featured applique patterns passed down in their family.
Pro Tip 1/3Sewing or Sticking
Applique refers to both sewing on and sticking fabric shapes onto an item.
The jacket had colorful geometrical shapes appliqued onto the back.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Purpose
Applique is used for decoration, often to make an item unique or to cover a defect.
The hole in her jeans was covered with a star-shaped applique.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Traditionally, applique can have cultural significance in certain clothes or crafts.
The traditional quilt featured applique patterns passed down in their family.
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Video examples
Birthday Cake for Panda...
the car let that freeze and then we would put on the applique so it's like the windows and the headlights things like that when it comes to food based enrichment that is part of the diet so when we make cakes or other enrichment items like that typically what we're going to do is we're going to take part
Video examples
Birthday Cake for Panda...
the car let that freeze and then we would put on the applique so it's like the windows and the headlights things like that when it comes to food based enrichment that is part of the diet so when we make cakes or other enrichment items like that typically what we're going to do is we're going to take part
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Julianne Moore
American Actress
Behavior is mutable. It changes from place to place. It's like accents, dialect - it varies from one area to another. But there are universal truths about what it means to be a human being. All the other stuff is like applique. Learning that was interesting to me and probably useful for becoming an actor.
Quote examples
Hilarie Burton
American Actress
I grew up at the base of a mountain in Virginia, so my comfort zone is that Appalachian area, where all the dudes wear Carhartt and all the women can put on a beautiful sweater with a snowman applique and nobody raises an eyebrow.
Quote examples
Charles Jencks
American Architect
In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.
Quote examples
Julianne Moore
American Actress
Behavior is mutable. It changes from place to place. It's like accents, dialect - it varies from one area to another. But there are universal truths about what it means to be a human being. All the other stuff is like applique. Learning that was interesting to me and probably useful for becoming an actor.
Quote examples
Hilarie Burton
American Actress
I grew up at the base of a mountain in Virginia, so my comfort zone is that Appalachian area, where all the dudes wear Carhartt and all the women can put on a beautiful sweater with a snowman applique and nobody raises an eyebrow.
Quote examples
Charles Jencks
American Architect
In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.
Example 1 of 3
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