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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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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