applique

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
applique
    n 1: a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
    v 1: sew on as a decoration
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Appliqu'e \Ap`pli`qu['e]"\ (?; 277), a. [F., fr. appliquer to
   put on.]
   Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another
   color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as,
   appliqu['e] lace; appliqu['e] work.
   [1913 Webster]
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "applique":
      baste, bind, buttonhole, crochet, cross-stitch, embroider, fell,
      flap, fly, gather, imbrication, knit, lap, machine-stitch,
      overcast, overhand, overlap, overlapping, overlay, overlayer, purl,
      quilt, renter, run, saddle-stitch, seam, single-stitch, tack, tat,
      whip, whipstitch

    

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