appliqué
Example Sentences
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Gallina, 75, was clad in a floor-length dark green striped appliqué jacket and clutching a paper ticket when she declared the Olympics to be a nuisance that has “nothing to do with Milan’s essence.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Therefore, you’ll discover suits with appliqué dot patches and frayed edges as well as dog-tag necklaces and sophisticated wire broaches on mini Scottish kilt pins.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024
Cutting and sewing techniques allowed these prints to live anew as appliqué details.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2023
On songs like these, Bieber is able to prance lightly, his voice a glittery appliqué.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2020
During the Middle Ages appliqué was in universal use, and not confined merely to wall hangings, quilts, and bed draperies.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)
Vocabulary lists containing appliqué
Internment
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"The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol
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English Words Derived from French, List 11
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