decal

decal
noun Etymology: short for decalcomania Date: 1937 a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper

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  • decal — by 1909, shortening of decalcomania, from Fr. décalcomanie, from décalquer (18c.) transferring of a tracing from specially prepared paper to glass, porcelain, etc. (in vogue in France 1840s, England 1862 64), from de off + calquer to press, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • decal — [dē′kal, di kal′] n. [< DECAL(COMANIA)] a decorative picture or design printed on specially prepared paper for transferring to glass, wood, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • decal — /dee kal, di kal /, n., v., decaled or decalled, decaling or decalling. n. 1. a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc. 2. the picture or design itself. v.t. 3. to apply decals on. [1950 55;… …   Universalium

  • decal — UK [dɪˈkæl] / UK [ˈdiːkæl] / US [ˈdɪˌkæl] / US [dɪˈkæl] noun [countable] Word forms decal : singular decal plural decals mainly American a transfer for putting a picture onto a surface …   English dictionary

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  • decal — noun /ˈdekəl,/ˈdiː.kæl,ˈdiːkæl,dɪˈkæl/ a) A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily. b) A decorative sticker …   Wiktionary

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