decalcomania
the art or process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal, glass, etc.
Origin of decalcomania
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How to use decalcomania in a sentence
"I'd have to go home first and get my decalcomania book," Jimmy stipulated.
The Believing Years | Edmund Lester PearsonThe hat with movement is like a free-hand sketch, a hat without movement like a decalcomania.
Woman as Decoration | Emily BurbankI remember once decorating a card for Mother with some decalcomania pictures.
The Story of Porcelain | Sara Ware Bassett
British Dictionary definitions for decalcomania
/ (dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə) /
the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass or paper
a design so transferred
Origin of decalcomania
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