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. 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
- Short for decalcomania.
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.”
reesetee shortened form of decalcomania Mar 6, 2007