"decalcomania" meaning in English

See decalcomania in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [diːˌkæɫkəˈmeɪnɪə] [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decalcomania.wav [Southern-England] Forms: decalcomanias [plural]
Etymology: From French décalcomanie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|décalcomanie}} French décalcomanie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decalcomania (countable and uncountable, plural decalcomanias)
  1. The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals): décalcomanie [feminine] (French), Abziehbild [neuter] (German), decalcomania [feminine] (Portuguese), calcomanía [feminine] (Spanish), dekalkomani [common-gender] (Swedish), överföringsbild [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-decalcomania-en-noun-AstQbhji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals': 82 18
  2. A decal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decalcomania-en-noun-CV4YF5BJ

Inflected forms

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