1. The process of transferring to glass, wood, etc. decorative pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper. 2. A picture or design made in this manner.

A special design-bearing sheet used in dinnerware decoration. The sheet is first applied to a piece of ware. The paper is then removed resulting in the transfer of the decoration to the ware. Subsequent firing makes it permanent.

Pictures,diagrams and designs, on specially prepared paper, that can be transferred to glass or other surfaces; also called a Decal.

Decalcomania, or décalcomanie, a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to other materials, was invented in Russia and introduced into the United States at least as early as 1868.