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

      a cloqué dress

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloque¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloque¹

from French, literally: blistered