decalcomania

[ dih-kal-kuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
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noun
  1. the art or process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal, glass, etc.

Origin of decalcomania

1
1860–65; <French décalcomanie, equivalent to décalc- (representing décalquer to transfer a tracing of, equivalent to dé-de- + calquer to trace) + -o--o- + -manie-mania

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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 Pearson
  • The hat with movement is like a free-hand sketch, a hat without movement like a decalcomania.

    Woman as Decoration | Emily Burbank
  • I remember once decorating a card for Mother with some decalcomania pictures.

    The Story of Porcelain | Sara Ware Bassett

British Dictionary definitions for decalcomania

decalcomania

/ (dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə) /


noun
  1. the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass or paper

  2. a design so transferred

Origin of decalcomania

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C19: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer to transfer by tracing, from dé- de- + calquer to trace + -manie -mania

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