decalcomania

de·cal·co·ma·ni·a

D0066600 (dē-kăl′kə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)n.1. The process of transferring pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper to materials such as glass or metal.2. A decal.

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[French décalcomanie, from dēcalquer, to transfer a tracing (de-, off, from from Latin dē-; see de- + calquer, to trace; see calque) + manie, craze (from its popularity in the 19th century) (from Late Latin mania, madness; see mania).]

decalcomania

(dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə) n1. (Crafts) the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper2. (Crafts) a design so transferred[C19: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer to transfer by tracing, from dé- de- + calquer to trace + -manie -mania]

de•cal•co•ma•ni•a

(dɪˌkæl kəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə)

n., pl. -ni•as. 1. the art or process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal, glass, etc. 2. decal. [1860–65; < French décalcomanie, derivative of décalquer to transfer a tracing of =de- de- + calquer to trace + -o- + -mania]

decalcomania

1. the technique of transferring pictures and other designs onto glass, wood, china etc, using specially prepared paper pieces.
2. the picture so created. Also called decal.See also: Ornamentation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decalcomania - either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surfacedecalpattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"transfer paper - a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface
	2.	decalcomania - the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surfaceartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

Translations

calcomaníacalcomania