单词 | decalcomania |
释义 | decalcomania[ dih-kal-kuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ] / dɪˌkæl kəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decalcomania ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe art or process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal, glass, etc. decal (defs. 1, 2). Origin of decalcomania1860–65; <French décalcomanie, equivalent to décalc- (representing décalquer to transfer a tracing of, equivalent to dé-de- + calquer to trace) + -o--o- + -manie-mania Words nearby decalcomaniadecahydronaphthalene, decal, decalage, decalcification, decalcify, decalcomania, decalescence, Decalin, decalitre, Decalogue, decamerous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decalcomania
British Dictionary definitions for decalcomaniadecalcomania / (dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə) / nounthe art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass or paper a design so transferred Word Origin for decalcomaniaC19: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer to transfer by tracing, from dé- de- + calquer to trace + -manie -mania Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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