applique

UK: /ˈpliːkeɪ/

Inflections of 'appliqué' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

appliqués

v 3rd person singular

appliquéing

v pres p

appliquéd

v past

appliquéd

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ap•pli•qué /ˌæplɪˈkeɪ/   n., v., -quéd, -qué•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. Textiles a cutout design applied to a piece of material:
   an appliqué was ironed on to the t-shirt.

v. [~ + object]

2. Textiles to apply (a cutout) as an appliqué to.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ap•pli•qué  (ap′li kā′), n., v., -quéd, -qué•ing. 
n. 

1. Textiles ornamentation, as a cutout design, that is sewn on to or otherwise applied to a piece of material.
2. Textiles work so formed.
3. a decorative feature, as a sconce, applied to a surface.

v.t. 

4. Textiles to apply as appliqué to.

• French: applied, fastened to, past participle of appliquer to apply
• 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

appliqué, applique / æˈpliːkeɪ/ noun

1. a decoration or trimming of one material sewn or otherwise fixed onto another
2. the practice of decorating in this way

verb ( -qués, -quéing, -quéd)

1. (transitive) to sew or fix (a decoration) on as an appliqué

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, literally: applied