: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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Small Estonian flag decals and American flag ones were available to guests as a reminder of fashion diplomacy.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
An American flag decal was also displayed on the lower left corner of the windshield.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
On the side sat his wheelchair with wheels featuring Lilo and Stitch decals.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office was seeking the public’s help after a U-Haul box truck with a semi-truck decal was seen last week in the north Woodland area.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
An American flag decal was also displayed on the lower left corner of the windshield.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
On the side sat his wheelchair with wheels featuring Lilo and Stitch decals.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office was seeking the public’s help after a U-Haul box truck with a semi-truck decal was seen last week in the north Woodland area.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Decal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decal. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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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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