: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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And that chute man was wearing a shirt with a Jackson Five decal emblazoned on the back.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The engraved indices and clean layout emphasize legibility and functionality with the Luna Rossa decal positioned at 6 o’clock and the small seconds sub-dial at 9 o’clock.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The decals were too slippery, commissioner Adam Silver said.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Traditionally, decals resembling the coveted trophy have been painted on courts during the league's championship series.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The engraved indices and clean layout emphasize legibility and functionality with the Luna Rossa decal positioned at 6 o’clock and the small seconds sub-dial at 9 o’clock.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The decals were too slippery, commissioner Adam Silver said.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Traditionally, decals resembling the coveted trophy have been painted on courts during the league's championship series.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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“Decal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decal. Accessed 16 Jul. 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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