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appliques

appliques is the plural of applique.

appliques is the third-person singular simple present indicative of applique.

Meaning of applique

Noun

applique (countable and uncountable, plural appliques)

  1. A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
    • Has anybody seen a dog dyed dark green / […] / And designer jeans with appliques on it?1980, “Quiche Lorraine”, in Wild Planet, performed by The B-52's

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Phrases with appliques

Questions about appliques

What is appliques the plural of?
Appliques is the plural of applique.

Words near appliques in the dictionary

  1. applique
  2. appliqued
  3. appliqueing
  4. appliquer
  5. appliquers
  6. appliques
  7. appliqué
  8. appliquéd
  9. appliquéed
  10. appliquéing
  11. appliqués

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Adapted from Wiktionary: appliques (page history and authors); applique (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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