Decalcomania (noun)
dee-kalk-o-may-nee-a
The process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or porcelain.
Mid 19th century: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer ‘transfer a tracing’ + -manie ‘-mania’ (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s).
Example sentences
“His decalcomania technique is unique in the art world.”
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