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decalcomania

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de⋅cal⋅co⋅ma⋅ni⋅a

  [di-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.
2. decal (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
1860–65; < F décalcomanie, equiv. to décalc- (repr. décalquer to transfer a tracing of, equiv. to dé- de- + calquer to trace) + -o- -o- + -manie -mania
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de·cal·co·ma·ni·a   (dē-kāl'kə-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)   
n.  

  1. The process of transferring pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper to materials such as glass or metal.

  2. A decal.


[French décalcomanie, from dēcalquer, to transfer a tracing (de-, off, from from Latin dē-; see de- + calquer, to trace; see calque) + manie, craze (from its popularity in the 19th century) (from Late Latin mania, madness; see mania).]
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decalcomania

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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