Crossword clues for applique
applique
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1841, from French appliqué "work applied or laid on another material," noun use of past participle of appliquer "to apply" (12c.), from Latin applicare (see apply).
Wiktionary
n. (context arts English) a decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration. vb. (context transitive arts English) to decorate something in this way
n. (context arts English) (alternative spelling of applique English) vb. (context transitive arts English) (alternative spelling of applique English)
WordNet
n. a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
v. sew on as a decoration
Wikipedia
An appliqué is a device applied to another surface. The technique is very common in some kinds of textiles, but may be applied to many materials. In the context of ceramics, for example, an appliqué is a separate piece of clay added to the primary work, generally for the purpose of decoration.
The term is borrowed from French and, in this context, means "applied" or "thing that has been applied." Appliqué is a surface pattern that is used to decorate an aspect of a garment or product. It has been around since sewing was invented. In earlier years people sewed it by hand but nowadays people use sewing machines
Usage examples of "applique".
Tess took up the torn dress, an off-white satin gown with fine lace applique spilling over the shoulders into a free fall down the back, over the bustle, and along the edge of the train.
Tess took out the applique, then wandered over to a small lead-paned window which opened out onto the manicured grounds.
The applique was done: a pattern of vines and flowers, butterflies and bees and birds.
Janice, camouflaging her mood in a gay and festive ruffly-sleeved peasant blouse and evening skirt with flower applique, was in the kitchen.
This pleased rupert but then he had found out she was renting a small bedsit in Vauxhall, rammed to the ceiling with pottery turtles, leatherette footstools and flowery, applique table mats, where she would sneak off as if visiting a lover and would sit for hours, rocking backwards and forwards stroking a ceramic clown amidst a mountain of knick-knacks.
Covering him from the waist down, they had laid a pall of Haldane crimson worked with the royal arms, supple with silken embroidery and applique, spilling off the sides and end of the bier and over the shoulders of the knights at that end.
Rhys Michael and Tomais joined them en route, the prince clad head to toe in crimson, with the Haldane lion emblazoned on chest and back in applique and embroidery, differenced with the label of a third son.
Embroidery and appliques of metallic fabrics ornamented the garments of both.
Feeling the textures of the mitre-crozier appliqué and the facets of the diamonds, he reminded himself that this ring was a symbol of power far less than that which he would soon attain.
Strabismus drew the diagrams but used the newfangled appliqué alphabets printed on transparent cellophane for the lettering.
Il se montra eleve applique, studieux, intelligent, et il entra a Saint-Cyr dans les bons numeros.
She imagined herself in the kinds of outfits Helen had worn as a child, a short black skirt with a girl skater appliqued on it, a woolen helmet that made Helen look like a bald turtle, cursive initials stitched into the side.
Il se montra eleve applique, studieux, intelligent, et il entra a Saint-Cyr dans les bons numeros.
One of the appliques was an intricate band of interlace and gems that was supposed to encircle the helm like a crown.
He was wearing his best clothing: his short cape had gold trim, and his saffron tunics were layered so that the appliqued border of the inner one showed beneath that of the outer.