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clo·que
also clo·qué (klō-kā′)n.
A cotton, silk, or rayon fabric with a raised woven pattern and a puckered or quilted look.
[French cloqué, past participle of cloquer, to become blistered, from cloque, blister, from Medieval Latin clocca, bell; see clock1.]
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cloqué
(ˈklɒkeɪ)n
(Textiles)
a. a fabric with an embossed surface
b. (as modifier): a cloqué dress.
[from French, literally: blistered]
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clo•que
or clo•qué
(kloʊˈkeɪ)n.
any fabric woven with an irregular raised design in a puckered or blistered effect.
[1945–50; < French cloqué blistered < dial. French (Picard) cloque bell, blister (see cloak)]
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