decal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·cal /ˈdiːkæl, ˈde- $ diːˈkæl, ˈdekəl/ noun [countable] AV American English a piece of paper with a pattern or picture on it that you stick on a surface 贴花纸 SYN British English transfer
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decal• Rental cars can no longer be singled out for attack by identifying decals or by special license plates.• I was told to do this by my prior supervisor until the proper staff decals were issued.• I'd like to hear more about the rationale for such decals.• It seems the additional expense of producing the decals would be negligible.• In addition to having the license plates properly mounted, displaying these decals on the windows is also required by law.• In an age when many shops use decals or masking tape and spray paint, Olin still paints his pinstripes by hand.• Penny bought a chrome-and -- white decal.Origin decal (1900-2000) decalcomania “sudden wide interest in decals” ((19-20 centuries)), from French, from décalquer “to copy using transparent paper”de·cal nounChineseSyllable
Corpus piece of a with pattern a paper
decal
de‧cal /ˈdiːkæl, ˈde- $ diːˈkæl, ˈdekəl/
noun [countable]
SYN transfer British English
de‧cal /ˈdiːkæl, ˈde- $ diːˈkæl, ˈdekəl/
noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: decalcomania 'sudden wide interest in decals' (19-20 centuries), from French, from décalquer 'to copy using transparent paper'
American English a piece of paper with a pattern or picture on it that you stick on a surface Origin: decalcomania 'sudden wide interest in decals' (19-20 centuries), from French, from décalquer 'to copy using transparent paper'
SYN transfer British English