ap‧pli‧qué /əˈpliːkeɪ $ ˌæpləˈkeɪ/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: past participle of appliquer, from Latin applicare; ⇒ apply]
the process of sewing pieces of material onto a piece of clothing for decoration, or the pieces themselves
—appliqué verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲