decal
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kæl, dɪˈkæl noun
1.
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
2.
the picture or design itself.
verb (used with object)
3.
to apply decals on.
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| —n | |
| 1. | short for decalcomania |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to transfer (a design) by decalcomania |
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Word Origin & History
decal
1937 shortening of decalcomania, from Fr. decalcomanie, from decalquer, "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 It. calcare, from L. calcare "to tread on, press."
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| decal decalcomania |
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decal
design that is printed on specially prepared paper to form a film that can be transferred to any surface. Such films are widely used for decorating and labeling any objects that cannot be run through a press
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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