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cloque

[ kloh-key ]

noun

  1. an embossed or quilted fabric. Compare matelassé.


adjective

  1. having a small, irregular pattern or figured motif woven into a fabric to give a puckered or quilted effect.

cloqué

/ ˈklɒkeɪ /

noun

    1. a fabric with an embossed surface
    2. ( as modifier )

      a cloqué dress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cloque1

1945–50; < French: cloqué embossed, blistered, equivalent to dialectal French ( Picard ) cloque bell, blister ( cloak ) + < Latin -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cloque1

from French, literally: blistered

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