A liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a liquid discharge device (21,103) comprising: a head including a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles lined in a row and configured to discharge a liquid onto a liquid application target which is a substantially linear object such as a thread; and a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head, the liquid receptacle having an opening through which the liquid discharged from the head passes, wherein a longitudinal direction of the opening is along a movement direction of the liquid application target to which the head applies the liquid, the movement direction of the liquid application target coinciding with its longitudinal axis, and wherein, in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction, a width of the opening is greater than a width of the liquid application target; and a conveyor (108,109) defining a conveyance passage of the liquid application target, the conveyor (108,109) configured to convey the liquid application target in the movement direction of the liquid application target, characterized in that the liquid discharge apparatus comprises a head conveyor (501,510) configured to move the head, at least, between a discharge position opposite the conveyance passage, the discharge position at which the head discharges the liquid onto the liquid application target, and a dummy discharge position away from the conveyance passage in a direction orthogonal to a nozzle row direction in which the plurality of nozzles is lined in the row, wherein the opening of the liquid receptacle has a width greater than a distance from the discharge position to the dummy discharge position in the direction orthogonal to the nozzle row direction, wherein the discharge position is shifted to one side from a center in a short-side direction of the opening, and the dummy discharge position is shifted to the other side from the center in the short-side direction of the opening. a head including a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles lined in a row and configured to discharge a liquid onto a liquid application target which is a substantially linear object such as a thread; and a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head, the liquid receptacle having an opening through which the liquid discharged from the head passes, wherein a longitudinal direction of the opening is along a movement direction of the liquid application target to which the head applies the liquid, the movement direction of the liquid application target coinciding with its longitudinal axis, and wherein, in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction, a width of the opening is greater than a width of the liquid application target; and a conveyor (108,109) defining a conveyance passage of the liquid application target, the conveyor (108,109) configured to convey the liquid application target in the movement direction of the liquid application target, characterized in that the liquid discharge apparatus comprises a head conveyor (501,510) configured to move the head, at least, between a discharge position opposite the conveyance passage, the discharge position at which the head discharges the liquid onto the liquid application target, and a dummy discharge position away from the conveyance passage in a direction orthogonal to a nozzle row direction in which the plurality of nozzles is lined in the row, wherein the opening of the liquid receptacle has a width greater than a distance from the discharge position to the dummy discharge position in the direction orthogonal to the nozzle row direction, wherein the discharge position is shifted to one side from a center in a short-side direction of the opening, and the dummy discharge position is shifted to the other side from the center in the short-side direction of the opening.