Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cotton, silk, or rayon fabric with a raised woven pattern and a puckered or quilted look.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in France of a disease of the leaves of the peach.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There was a tower here from the earliest days when Rouen had a civic history at all, a "Ban-cloque" to call her citizens together, which is mentioned in the city charters as a symbol of her freedom.
The Story of Rouen Theodore Andrea Cook 1897
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A suit in floral embossed silk cloque certainly met that criterion.
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Among the items that will be up for auction are blue cloque silk cocktail dress created by designer Hubert de Givenchy for his Autumn-Winter 1966 collection.
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Among the highlights is a haute couture cloque silk dress by Givenchy, the designer with whom Hepburn was most closely linked, which she wore to promote "Paris when it Sizzles."
unknown title 2009
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There is a divine LBD in black cloque with an empire line and boat neck (Hepburn, aware of her shortcomings, preferred to cover her skinny chest bones) worn in
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009
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Carolina Herrera's dour collection today of cloque silk dresses and weedy floral jacquards made me think of a domestic scene in a Thomas Mann novel.
On the Runway 2009
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Among the highlights is a haute couture cloque silk dress by Givenchy, the designer with whom Hepburn was most closely linked, which she wore to promote "Paris when it Sizzles."
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Carolina Herrera's dour collection today of cloque silk dresses and weedy floral jacquards made me think of a domestic scene in a Thomas Mann novel.
On the Runway 2009
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Plunging necklines were rendered almost demure with ruffled detailing and structured hips on a dress made from floral cloque.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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être en cloque is a very informal way to say - to be pregnant.
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Taking its name from the French word for 'blistered', cloqué is sometimes referred to as clox or cloky.
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Cloqué fabric is a compound or double fabric with a jacquard effect, produced using yarns of different characters or twists, and often blended with silk/wool or silk/cotton.
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