applique

== English == === Alternative forms === appliqué === Etymology === Borrowed from French appliqué. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpliː.keɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.plɪˈkeɪ/, /ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/ === Noun === applique (countable and uncountable, plural appliques) (art) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration. ==== Derived terms ==== Hawaiian applique ==== Translations ==== === Verb === applique (third-person singular simple present appliques, present participle appliqueing, simple past and past participle appliqued) (transitive, art) To decorate something in this way. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === appliqué on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Deverbal from appliquer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === applique f (art) Any type of decoration applied or mounted to another object. wall light, sconce Synonym: applique murale ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: аплик (aplik) → Catalan: aplic → German: Applike → Greek: απλίκα (aplíka) → Spanish: aplique → Swedish: applick → Turkish: aplik === Verb === applique inflection of appliquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “applique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === applique f (invariable) wall light == Portuguese == === Verb === applique inflection of applicar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative