Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A picture or design transferred by decalcomania.
- noun A decorative sticker.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
design orpicture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily. - noun US A
decorative sticker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The pink ribbon: Tim Hasselbeck says NFL players tell him football with pink ribbon decal is "a disaster."
Brett Favre: Could he just decide to end his Ironman streak? Cindy Boren 2010
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Dealer decal: What are your thoughts about a dealer putting their name decal on a new vehicle sold?
Hot topics from our car forums this week: Mothers in law, GPS, Tires, and AWD 2010
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Dealer decal: What are your thoughts about a dealer putting their name decal on a new vehicle sold?
Hot topics from our car forums this week: Mothers in law, GPS, Tires, and AWD 2010
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I LOVE this discussion on the word decal - it's my second one in two days.
policy 2006
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The county also reinstituted a car-registration fee known as the decal tax.
Leggett orders Montgomery departments to make cuts in face of $300 million shortfall Michael Laris 2010
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The county also reinstituted a car-registration fee known as the decal tax.
Leggett orders Montgomery departments to make cuts in face of $300 million shortfall Michael Laris 2010
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The county also reinstituted a car-registration fee known as the decal tax.
Leggett orders cuts in spending Michael Laris 2010
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The county also reinstituted a car-registration fee known as the decal tax.
Leggett orders Montgomery departments to make cuts in face of $300 million shortfall Michael Laris 2010
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I recall the decal on the rear passenger window of a Cherokee at a Jersey Shore motel.
Fox News Poll Asks Respondents Whether They've Prayed For Bush 2009
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No, it was one of a kind, and he had made it for himself — the iron-on decal, that is, not the shirt.
reesetee commented on the word decal
shortened form of decalcomania
March 6, 2007