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cloque

American  
[kloh-key] / kloʊˈkeɪ /
Also cloqué,

noun

  1. an embossed or quilted fabric.

adjective

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

cloqué British  
/ ˈklɒkeɪ /

noun

    1. a fabric with an embossed surface

    2. ( as modifier )

      a cloqué dress
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Etymology

Origin of cloque

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

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