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fabric collage with delusions of grandeur, sewing one cloth onto another like a textile flex
originFrench for applied, literally stuck-on decoration
ancient artEgyptian tombs held appliqued leather over 3,000 years old
war bannersMedieval armies stitched heraldry as appliqued cloth flags
reverse trickCut top layers to reveal colors beneath, called reverse applique
modern flexPowers patches, varsity letters, and fancy quilt brags everywhere