Decalcomania

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decalcomania \De*cal`co*ma"ni*a\, Decalcomanie
  \De*cal`co*ma"nie\, n. [F. d['e]calcomanie.]
     The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to
     china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them
     thereto. Decaliter



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decalcomania
       n 1: a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design
            to be transferred to the surface [syn: {decal}]
       2: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper
          to a wood or glass or metal surface [syn: {decal}]