1.
[syn: decal, decalcomania]
2. the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Decalcomania \De*cal`co*ma"ni*a\, Decalcomanie
\De*cal`co*ma"nie\, n. [F. d['e]calcomanie.]
The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to
china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them
thereto. Decaliter
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
decalcomania
n 1: either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper
bearing the design which is to be transferred to the
surface [syn: decal, decalcomania]
2: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper
to a wood or glass or metal surface