Origin: French suffix -ique
Applique has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
"The vintage armchair features an elegant floral appliqué made of red velvet stitched onto blue fabric."
A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
"She carefully cut out floral shapes from velvet fabric to create an elegant appliqué on her daughter's nightgown."
sew on as a decoration
"She carefully ironed the fabric onto the tablecloth before sewing it on as a decorative applique to match her new curtains."
To decorate something in this way.
"She decided to apply a floral applique to the plain white curtain panel to add some texture and color."