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aplique — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
  • sconce noun A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb.

Senses

aplique is used for these senses in English:

  • applique (arts) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
  • prop (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
  • sconce A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

prop — full definition

  1. noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
  2. noun An object used on a stage or film set to help tell the story.
  3. noun A proposition on an election ballot.
  4. verb To support something by placing an object under or against it.

sconce — full definition

  1. noun A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb.
  2. noun A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

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