DECALCOMANIA; DECALCOMANIE

De *cal `co *ma "ni *a, De *cal `co *ma "nie, n. Etym: [F. décalcomanie.]

decalcomania

de cal co ma ni a |dēˌkalkəˈmānēə diˌkælkəˈmeɪniə | ▶noun the process of transferring designs from prepared paper onto glass or porcelain. • a technique used by some surrealist artists that involves pressing paint between sheets of paper. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer ‘transfer a tracing ’ + -manie ‘-mania ’ (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s ).

decalcomania

decalcomania |dɪˌkalkə (ʊ )ˈmeɪnɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or porcelain. • a technique used by some surrealist artists which involves pressing paint between sheets of paper. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer ‘transfer a tracing ’ + -manie ‘-mania ’ (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s ).

decalcomania

de cal co ma ni a /dɪkælkəméɪniə /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 1 U 〘美 〙デカルコマニー 〘紙やガラスに描いた図案をガラス 陶器などに移す方法 〙.2 C デカルコマニーの絵 [模様 ].