Decalcomania Definition
dē-kălkə-mānē-ə, -mānyə
noun
The process of transferring decals to glass, wood, etc.
Webster's New World
A decal.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
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Origin of Decalcomania
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French décalcomanie from dēcalquer to transfer a tracing (de- off, from) (from Latin dē- de–) (calquer to trace calque) manie craze (from its popularity in the 19th century) (from Late Latin mania madness mania)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French décalcomanie
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