appliqué
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appliqué:
see embroideryembroidery,ornamental needlework applied to all varieties of fabrics and worked with many sorts of thread—linen, cotton, wool, silk, gold, and even hair. Decorative objects, such as shells, feathers, beads, and jewels, are often sewn to the embroidered piece.
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work done with a needle, either plain sewing, mending, or ornamental work such as embroidery, quilting, smocking, hemstitching, fagoting, some kinds of lace making (see lace), patchwork, and appliqué.
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Applique
An accessory decorative feature applied to a structure. In ornamental work, one material affixed to another.
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appliqué
[¦ap·lə¦kā] (graphic arts)
A decoration or ornament made by cutting out and attaching one piece of material to the surface of another.
(optics)
A combination of lenses that provides for the same focal length at three or more wavelengths.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
appliqué
1. An accessory decorative feature applied to an object or structure.
2. In ornamental work, one material affixed to another.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.