DECAL

decal, decalcomania

(noun) either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decal (plural decals)

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

(US) A decorative sticker.

Verb

decal (third-person singular simple present decals, present participle decalling or decaling, simple past and past participle decalled or decaled)

(transitive) To apply decals to.

Anagrams

• Cadle, E.D. Cal., cadel, clade, laced

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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