applique

3 definitions found

applique - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Appliqu'e \Ap`pli`qu['e]"\ (?; 277), a. [F., fr. appliquer to
     put on.]
     Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another
     color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as,
     appliqu['e] lace; appliqu['e] work.
     [1913 Webster]

applique - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  applique
      n 1: a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
      v 1: sew on as a decoration

applique - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "applique":
     baste, bind, buttonhole, crochet, cross-stitch, embroider, fell,
     flap, fly, gather, imbrication, knit, lap, machine-stitch,
     overcast, overhand, overlap, overlapping, overlay, overlayer, purl,
     quilt, renter, run, saddle-stitch, seam, single-stitch, tack, tat,
     whip, whipstitch