Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A picture or design transferred by decalcomania.
- n. A decorative sticker.
Wiktionary
- n. A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
- n. US A decorative sticker.
WordNet 3.0
- n. either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
Etymologies
- Abbreviation of decalcomania. (Wiktionary)
- Short for decalcomania. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The pink ribbon: Tim Hasselbeck says NFL players tell him football with pink ribbon decal is "a disaster.”
The Washington Post: Brett Favre: Could he just decide to end his Ironman streak?
“Dealer decal: What are your thoughts about a dealer putting their name decal on a new vehicle sold?”
Consumer Reports: Hot topics from our car forums this week: Mothers in law, GPS, Tires, and AWD
“I LOVE this discussion on the word decal - it's my second one in two days.”
“The county also reinstituted a car-registration fee known as the decal tax.”
“I recall the decal on the rear passenger window of a Cherokee at a Jersey Shore motel.”
Fox News Poll Asks Respondents Whether They've Prayed For Bush
“No, it was one of a kind, and he had made it for himself — the iron-on decal, that is, not the shirt.”
“As controversy swirled, Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza weighed concerns from some quarters that gang signs adorned the new city sticker against the feelings of a 15-year-old boy who said winning the contest to design the decal was the best thing that ever happened to him.”
“The decal will be a white circle with a black number 29 in the middle of the circle.”
“• 2900 Block of Oakland Avenue: Kansas tag decal taken from car”
“The decal is a modern version of the "transfer print" that has been in use since the 18th century; it is printed on a special type of paper that may or may not be coated with plastic.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘decal’.
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emordnilap
reviled, loot, no, ta, rat, part, pit, stop, spat, ten, mad, mart and 108 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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Words I have to learn
exasperate, felony, weld, fraud, worksheet, ransom, rehearse, preliminary, offshore, parole, infamous, sieve and 436 more...
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Tuesday words
just the next words that come along
nasality, transignification, lapsarian, disciple, slanguage, atwitter, avast, ahoy, asleep, awake, hymnody, glissade and 573 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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Ute
Durable items invented by Hom. Sap.
alpenhorn, matchbox, plinth, pillow, cantilever, fulcrum, troika, cloverleaf, nib, wheelbarrow, dictabelt, cockpit and 184 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for decal.
reesetee shortened form of decalcomania Mar 6, 2007