I. |aplə|kā noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French appliqué (past participle of appliquer to put on), from Latin applicatus, past participle of applicare to attach — more at apply
: a cutout decoration of a material laid on and fastened to a larger piece of the same or different material:
a. : a design composed of various fabric shapes stitched, embroidered, or sometimes pasted onto a surface (as of a quilt, skirt, or tablecloth)
b. : a lace motif made separately and attached to a ground of net or lace
c. : a shaped piece of wood or metal attached as a decoration to furniture
d. : something usually of metal applied decoratively (as a wall sconce)
II. transitive verb
( appliquéd ; appliquéd ; appliquéing -kāiŋ ; appliqués )
: to apply (as a decoration or ornament) : overlay — used especially of fabrics
of finest percale with appliquéd designs — New Yorker