DECALCOMANIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)