Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Appliqu'e \Ap`pli`qu['e]"\ (?; 277), a. [F., fr. appliquer to
   put on.]
   Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another
   color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as,
   appliqu['e] lace; appliqu['e] work.