mass noun
- ornamental needlework in which pieces of fabric are sewn or stuck on to a fabric ground to form pictures or patterns织物嵌花（将小片织物花饰缝或粘于布料上以形成图画或图案）。
(appliqués, appliquéd, appliquéing)with obj.(一般作be appliquéd)
1- decorate (a garment or piece of fabric) in such a way以嵌花装饰（服装, 布料）：
the coat is appliquéd with exotic-looking cloth
这件大衣嵌有异域风情的图案
as adj. appliquéd 19th-century appliquéd silks.19世纪嵌有花饰的绸缎。
1.1
- sew or stick (pieces of fabric) on to fabric to form pictures or patterns在布料上缝（或粘）小片织物花饰以形成图画（或花样）：
the floral motifs are appliquéd to christening robes.
洗礼命名仪式上的牧师礼袍上缀有以鲜花为基调的图案。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from French， past participle of appliquer 'apply'， from Latin applicare （see APPLY）.