: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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There would be no extra cost to change the decals if they were phased out as the existing vehicles were replaced.
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Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
And to match her undefeated record, the city went especially big with signage for the Eras Tour dates – like, six-figure investment and 350-feet big – including a 34-story decal of the pop star (approved by Swift’s team) splashed across the JW Marriott, Indy’s largest hotel.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Strauss decals were also added to MLB The Show 24 in an update to that video game last week.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Wearing red jerseys and red pants for the first time since 2011 against Notre Dame, and sporting ACC decals on their helmets for the first time ever, the Cardinal fell to 0-8 at home under second-year coach Troy Taylor.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
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Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
And to match her undefeated record, the city went especially big with signage for the Eras Tour dates – like, six-figure investment and 350-feet big – including a 34-story decal of the pop star (approved by Swift’s team) splashed across the JW Marriott, Indy’s largest hotel.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Strauss decals were also added to MLB The Show 24 in an update to that video game last week.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Wearing red jerseys and red pants for the first time since 2011 against Notre Dame, and sporting ACC decals on their helmets for the first time ever, the Cardinal fell to 0-8 at home under second-year coach Troy Taylor.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Decal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decal. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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