" appliqués "

[Noun]  | "ap*pli*qué" | \ ˌa-plə-ˈkā \

1: a cutout decoration fastened to a larger piece of material

Origin: 1763 ;

 Borrowed from French, past participle of appliquer "to put on, apply," going back to Old French apliquier "to put to use, utilize in a certain way," borrowed from Latin applicāre "to bring into contact (with), situate near, bring to bear (on), make applicable or relevant (to)" {mat|apply|};

  * Note : French appliqué is apparently not recorded with the specific sense of the English word in the eighteenth or nineteenth century; see: discussion s.v. in the Oxford English Dictionary, third edition.;

[Verb]  | "appliqué" 

1: to apply (something, such as a decoration or ornament) to a larger surface : overlay

Origin: 1864 ;

 Derivative of {see: |appliqué:1|applique:1};

[Noun]  | "appliqués" 

[Verb]  | "appliqués"