appliqué

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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

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

The last news-making jacket that she wore was a $51,000 floral appliqué number from Dolce & Gabbana.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2018

A firm outline is a condition of appliqué, and couched cord fulfils it most perfectly.

From Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery by Buckle, Mary