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Decalcomania (noun)
decalcomania [ dih-kal-kuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]


noun
1. the art or process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal, glass, etc.
2. decal (defs. 1, 2).

WORDS RELATED TO DECALCOMANIA
emblem, advertisement, symbol, token, decal, sticker

See synonyms for decalcomania on Thesaurus.com

ORIGIN: 1860–65; < French décalcomanie, equivalent to décalc- (representing décalquer to transfer a tracing of, equivalent to dé-de- + calquer to trace) + -o--o- + -manie-mania

HOW TO USE DECALCOMANIA IN A SENTENCE
"I'd have to go home first and get my decalcomania book," Jimmy stipulated.
THE BELIEVING YEARS|EDMUND LESTER PEARSON

The hat with movement is like a free-hand sketch, a hat without movement like a decalcomania.
WOMAN AS DECORATION|EMILY BURBANK

I remember once decorating a card for Mother with some decalcomania pictures.
THE STORY OF PORCELAIN|SARA WARE BASSETT

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

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