[Fr., pa. pple. of appliquer (see prec.), used as sb.] Work applied to or laid on another material; spec. A trimming cut out in outline and laid on another surface. Also in metal work; and fig. Hence appliquéd.
1841. D’Israeli, Amen. Lit. (1859), II. 198. Like all rapid inlayers, the appliqué did not fit to his [Voltaire’s] work.
1880. Birm. Weekly Post, 1/5. A new sort of work at the art schools … is appliqué, on satin or velvet.
1881. Art Interchange (N. Y.), 27 Oct., 93/1. Bands of contrasting materials are frequently appliquéd with fancy stitches.
1883. Standard, 26 June, 3/3. Appliqué, cut from cambric, and laid on net by means of point stitches.
