DECALCOMANIA


Meaning of DECALCOMANIA in English

[ dɪˌkalkə(ʊ)'meɪnɪə ]

■ noun the process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass, porcelain, etc.

Origin

C19: from Fr. décalcomanie , from décalquer 'transfer a tracing' + -manie '-mania' (with ref. to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s).

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