appliqué

ap·pli·qué  (pl-k) n. A decoration or ornament, as in needlework, made by cutting pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another. tr.v. ap·pli·quéd, ap·pli·qué·ing, ap·pli·qués To decorate by cutting pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another. [French, past participle of appliquer, to apply, from Latin applicre, to affix; see apply.]

appliqué

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appliqué [ap-plee-kay]

Noun

a kind of decoration in which one material is cut out and sewn or fixed onto another [French: applied]