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

Cloth stars and helping hands are stitched onto appliqué hats in both Benin and Vietnam.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Originally, the patterns were inspired by traditional body painting, translated into colorful textiles in reverse appliqué worn as panels on women’s blouses.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

“Nevertheless, the black appliqué still draws attention and makes her stand apart from everybody else.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2022

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)