decalcomania

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French décalcomanie.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): [diːˌkæɫkəˈmeɪnɪə]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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decalcomania (countable and uncountable, plural decalcomanias)

  1. The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.
  2. A decal.
    • 1930, United States Congressional serial set, number 9185, page 43:
      The principal change in paragraph 1406 is the reduction in the rates of duty provided in the House bill on ceramic decalcomanias.

Translations[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French décalcomanie.

Noun[edit]

decalcomania f (plural decalcomanie)

  1. transfer (that puts a design on the skin)
  2. decal
  3. decalcomania