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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Word of the Day

29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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