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Definition of: decalcomania
(di·kal′kə·mā′nē·ə, -mān′yə) noun
1. A process of transferring decorative pictures or designs from paper to glass, porcelain, etc.
2. Such a print to be transferred.
3. The decoration of glassware by gumming pictures upon it. Also de·cal′. [<F décalcomanie <décalquer transfer a tracing + -manie -MANIA]
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