: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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Celebrate the art form with this metallic pink set, modernized with silver chrome and pearl decals.
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 June 2026
One’s flag decal won’t get one into heaven, as has been oft-noted over the last 55 years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 June 2026
From the large decal of global superstar forward Lionel Messi stuck to their pickup door to the jerseys, flags and lifesize photos of players displayed throughout the restaurant.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
The camera is red and customized with French fry and burger decals.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 June 2026
One’s flag decal won’t get one into heaven, as has been oft-noted over the last 55 years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 June 2026
From the large decal of global superstar forward Lionel Messi stuck to their pickup door to the jerseys, flags and lifesize photos of players displayed throughout the restaurant.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
The camera is red and customized with French fry and burger decals.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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“Decal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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a shortened form of earlier decalcomania "the art of transferring pictures," from French décalcomanie (same meaning), from décalquer "to copy by tracing" and manie "mania, craze"
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