Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun decalcomania

2 senses of decalcomania

Sense 1
decal, decalcomania -- (either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface)
       => design, pattern, figure -- (a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors")
       => transfer paper -- (a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface)

Sense 2
decalcomania -- (the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface)
       => art, artistic creation, artistic production -- (the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully")