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decalcomania

noun

de·​cal·​co·​ma·​nia di-ˌkal-kə-ˈmā-nē-ə How to pronounce decalcomania (audio)
1
: the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)
2
: decal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To bring her surrealist works to life, British artist Ithell Colquhoun employed techniques ranging from fumage to decalcomania, entopic graphomania and parsemage. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 17 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

French décalcomanie, from décalquer to copy by tracing (from dé- de- + calquer to trace, from Italian calcare, literally, to tread, from Latin) + manie mania, from Late Latin mania — more at caulk

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of decalcomania was in 1864

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