decalcomania

English

Etymology

From French décalcomanie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [diːˌkæɫkəˈmeɪnɪə]

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

decalcomania (countable and uncountable, plural decalcomanias)

1. The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.
2. A decal.
   • 1930, United States Congressional serial set, number 9185, page 43:

     The principal change in paragraph 1406 is the reduction in the rates of duty provided in the House bill on ceramic decalcomanias.

Translations

the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals

• French: décalcomanie (fr) f
• German: Abziehbild (de) n
• Portuguese: decalcomania f
• Spanish: calcomanía (es) f
• Swedish: dekalkomani (sv) c, överföringsbild c

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décalcomanie.

Noun

decalcomania f (plural decalcomanie)

1. transfer (that puts a design on the skin)
2. decal
3. decalcomania