appliquéing

Variant of appliqué

appliqué definition

ap·pli·qué (ap′li kā′)

noun

a decoration or trimming made of one material attached by sewing, gluing, etc. to another

Etymology: Fr, pp. of appliquer < L applicare: see apply

adjective

applied as such a decoration

transitive verb -·quéd′, -·qué′·ing

  1. to decorate with appliqué
  2. to put on as appliqué

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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