: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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The group wore hardhats and reflective vests while visiting sites in a work truck with fake company decals on the sides, according to a case document.
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The proof of purchase is a decal that must be affixed to the vessel.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
This long almond nail set uses a glossy color and silver cross decals to achieve a bold ad springy manicure.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
That day, his Tahoe had been disguised with both an Uber decal and an out-of-state license plate.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The proof of purchase is a decal that must be affixed to the vessel.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
This long almond nail set uses a glossy color and silver cross decals to achieve a bold ad springy manicure.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
That day, his Tahoe had been disguised with both an Uber decal and an out-of-state license plate.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Decal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decal. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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