appliqué vs flounce

appliqué

adj
  • Of a red blood cell infected by the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum, assuming a form in which the early trophozoite of Plasmodium falciparum parasitises the marginal portion of the red blood cell, appearing as if the parasite has been “applied”. 

flounce

noun
  • A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.ᵂ 

  • A row of spines, corrugations, or skin folds on the hemipenis of a snake. 

  • The act of flouncing. 

verb
  • To decorate with a flounce. 

  • To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner. 

  • To depart in a haughty, dramatic way that draws attention to oneself. 

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