Definition of "appliqué"

appliqué

noun
countable and uncountable, plural appliqués
1. Alternative spelling of applique
verb
third-person singular simple present appliqués, present participle appliquéing, simple past and past participle appliquéed or appliquéd
1. Alternative spelling of applique
  Quotations
  Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]
  2011, Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, Glorious Appearing: The End of Days
adjective
not comparable
1. (medicine) Of a red blood cell infected by the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum, assuming a form in which the early trophozoite of Plasmodium falciparum parasitises the marginal portion of the red blood cell, appearing as if the parasite has been “applied”.