decal

noun

de·​cal ˈdē-ˌkal  di-ˈkal 

Canadian usually

ˈde-kəl 

: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper

Examples of decal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One caller told an operator that the car had a U.S. Army veteran decal and a Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association decal. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025

During their home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Washington Capitals will honor the victims with a decal on their helmets; Tampa Bay players, too, will wear them. —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025

In one of the bedrooms, a large brown stain can be seen covering the mattress as a Luna Lovegood decal looks down from the wall behind it. —Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025

Mix in metal decals and French mani designs for a really unique look. —Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

short for decalcomania

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decal

• freckle
• meckel
• shekel
• speckle
• thecal

Kids Definition

decal

noun

de·​cal ˈdē-ˌkal  di-ˈkal 

ˈdek-əl

: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper

Etymology

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"