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DECALCOMANIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("decalcomania" is a kind of...):
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
Synonyms:
decal; decalcomania
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("decalcomania" is a kind of...):
design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)
transfer paper (a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface)
