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decalcomania

de·cal·co·mania

UK/diːˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface

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2.

the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface

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Origin

Borrowed from French décalcomanie.

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