DECALCOMANIA


Meaning of DECALCOMANIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˌkal-kə-ˈmā-nē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: French décalcomanie, from décalquer to copy by tracing (from dé- de- + calquer to trace, from Italian calcare, literally, to tread, from Latin) + 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.