: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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This set is especially stunning in a rich, plummy red shade and a cat-eye finish, with gold decals for extra shimmer.
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Another sticker is doled out for each touchdown a player completes, and particularly spectacular plays also warrant a decal.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Maybe even add some textured grooves or unexpected decals.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to the decal, the preferred tire pressure should also be visible on the tires’ sidewalls.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Another sticker is doled out for each touchdown a player completes, and particularly spectacular plays also warrant a decal.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Maybe even add some textured grooves or unexpected decals.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to the decal, the preferred tire pressure should also be visible on the tires’ sidewalls.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decal
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“Decal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decal. Accessed 12 Jan. 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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