decal

noun

de·​cal ˈdē-ˌkal  di-ˈkal 

Canadian usually

ˈde-kəl 

: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper

Examples of decal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Luckily, the star was able to get some red carpet photos with the dress — a black gown with a high-knee slit and sparkly 3D flower decals — intact. —Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024

Music posters, star decals and a working TV with a VHS player decorate the young mutant’s quarters. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

short for decalcomania

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

decal

noun

de·​cal ˈdē-ˌkal  di-ˈkal 

ˈdek-əl

: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper

Etymology

a shortened form of earlier decalcomania "the art of transferring pictures," from French décalcomanie (same meaning), from décalquer "to copy by tracing" and manie "mania, craze"