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decalcomania

(dē kal′kō mā′nē ə, -kal′kə-)

noun

the process of transferring decals to glass, wood, etc.
decal

Origin: Fr décalcomanie < décalquer, to trace, copy (< dé-, de- + calquer, to copy < It calcare, to press, trample < L calcare: see caulk) + manie < Gr mania, madness

See decalcomania in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The process of transferring pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper to materials such as glass or metal.
A decal.

Origin:

Origin: French décalcomanie

Origin: , from dēcalquer, to transfer a tracing (de-, off, from from Latin dē-; see de- + calquer, to trace; see calque)

Origin: + manie, craze (from its popularity in the 19th century) (from Late Latin mania, madness; see mania)

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