Etymology

decalcomania

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Today it means: The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals. Full definition →

French décalcomanie
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  1. French · borrowed fromdécalcomanie
  2. French · borrowed fromdécalcomanie
  3. English todaydecalcomania

Borrowed from French décalcomanie.

Words from the same roots

Frenchdécalcomanie all →

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