/di kal'keuh may"nee euh, -mayn"yeuh/ , n.
1. the art or process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal, glass, etc.
2. decal (defs. 1, 2).
[ 1860-65; décalcomanie, equiv. to décalc- (repr. décalquer to transfer a tracing of, equiv. to dé- DE- + calquer to trace) + -o- -O- + -manie -MANIA ]