definitions

cloque

[ kloh-key ]
/ kloʊˈkeɪ /

noun

an embossed or quilted fabric.Compare matelassé.

adjective

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

Nearby words

cloot, clootie, cloots, clop, clop-clop, cloque, cloquet, cloquet's hernia, cloqué, clorazepate, clorinda
Also clo·qué, cloky.

Origin of cloque

1945–50; < French: cloqué embossed, blistered, equivalent to dialectal French (Picard) cloque bell, blister (see cloak) + -é < Latin -ātus -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for cloque

cloqué

/ (ˈklɒkeɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cloqué

from French, literally: blistered
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