decalcomania
kəˈmeɪ
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C19: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer to transfer by tracing, from dé- | |
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Decalcomania
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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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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