: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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But even with Edwards’ shocking loss, this outpouring of grief and tributes — the decals, the touching video montages on national TV, the mentions in interviews — had to catch many NASCAR fans off guard.
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Holy Ground Dress up a bubblegum pink nail with gothic cross decals to give your spring nails some edge.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
For example, sequins or clothing with iron-on decals should air-dry.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
Her pointer finger and thumb were painted with a translucent color for a nude illusion, with a small gold circle on the pointer and a 3D decal on her thumb.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Holy Ground Dress up a bubblegum pink nail with gothic cross decals to give your spring nails some edge.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
For example, sequins or clothing with iron-on decals should air-dry.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
Her pointer finger and thumb were painted with a translucent color for a nude illusion, with a small gold circle on the pointer and a 3D decal on her thumb.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Jan. 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 22 Apr. 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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