DECALCOMANIA


Meaning of DECALCOMANIA in English

n.

Pronunciation: di- ˌ kal-k ə - ' m ā -n ē - ə

Function: noun

Etymology: French décalcomanie, from décalquer to copy by tracing (fr. dé- de- + calquer to trace, from Italian calcare, literally, to tread, from L) + manie mania, from Late Latin mania ― more at CAULK

Date: 1864

1 : the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)

2 : DECAL

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