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de⋅cal

  [dee-kal, di-kal] noun, verb, -caled or -called, -cal⋅ing or -cal⋅ling.
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–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.
Origin:
1950–55; shortened form of decalcomania
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de·cal   (dē'kāl', dĭ-kāl')   
n.  

  1. A picture or design transferred by decalcomania.

  2. A decorative sticker.


[Short for decalcomania.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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