Definition of decalcomania in English:

decalcomania

noundɪˌkalkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪədiˌkælkəˈmeɪniə

mass noun

1The process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or porcelain.
（玻璃或瓷器）贴花法
1. 1.1 A technique used by some surrealist artists which involves pressing paint between sheets of paper.
  （超现实主义画家运用的）压印法
  Example sentencesExamples
  In each, Krahenbuhl runs a dazzling gamut of painterly techniques: glazing, impasto, scumbling, decalcomania, fluid linear strokes and so on.
  His range of effects is unusually eloquent; there is something of the monoprint to them, as well as elements of the Surrealist techniques of decalcomania and frottage.
  There are obvious associations to be made with Ernst's and Tanguy's wet-paint technique, decalcomania.
  Other imaginative techniques of which he was a leading exponent were frottage (which he invented in 1925) and decalcomania.
  Ernst also later practised decalcomania, a process developed by Oscar Dominguez around 1936, which involved rubbing paint arbitrarily between two sheets of paper.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer 'transfer a tracing' + -manie '-mania' (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s).

Definition of decalcomania in US English:

decalcomania

noundēˌkalkəˈmānēədiˌkælkəˈmeɪniə

1The process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or porcelain.
（玻璃或瓷器）贴花法
1. 1.1 A technique used by some surrealist artists which involves pressing paint between sheets of paper.
  （超现实主义画家运用的）压印法
  Example sentencesExamples
  Other imaginative techniques of which he was a leading exponent were frottage (which he invented in 1925) and decalcomania.
  Ernst also later practised decalcomania, a process developed by Oscar Dominguez around 1936, which involved rubbing paint arbitrarily between two sheets of paper.
  There are obvious associations to be made with Ernst's and Tanguy's wet-paint technique, decalcomania.
  His range of effects is unusually eloquent; there is something of the monoprint to them, as well as elements of the Surrealist techniques of decalcomania and frottage.
  In each, Krahenbuhl runs a dazzling gamut of painterly techniques: glazing, impasto, scumbling, decalcomania, fluid linear strokes and so on.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer ‘transfer a tracing’ + -manie ‘-mania’ (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s).

词汇	decalcomania
释义	Definition of decalcomania in English: decalcomania noundɪˌkalkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪədiˌkælkəˈmeɪniə mass noun 1The process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or porcelain. （玻璃或瓷器）贴花法 1.1 A technique used by some surrealist artists which involves pressing paint between sheets of paper. （超现实主义画家运用的）压印法 Example sentencesExamples In each, Krahenbuhl runs a dazzling gamut of painterly techniques: glazing, impasto, scumbling, decalcomania, fluid linear strokes and so on. His range of effects is unusually eloquent; there is something of the monoprint to them, as well as elements of the Surrealist techniques of decalcomania and frottage. There are obvious associations to be made with Ernst's and Tanguy's wet-paint technique, decalcomania. Other imaginative techniques of which he was a leading exponent were frottage (which he invented in 1925) and decalcomania. Ernst also later practised decalcomania, a process developed by Oscar Dominguez around 1936, which involved rubbing paint arbitrarily between two sheets of paper. Origin Mid 19th century: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer 'transfer a tracing' + -manie '-mania' (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s). Definition of decalcomania in US English: decalcomania noundēˌkalkəˈmānēədiˌkælkəˈmeɪniə 1The process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or porcelain. （玻璃或瓷器）贴花法 1.1 A technique used by some surrealist artists which involves pressing paint between sheets of paper. （超现实主义画家运用的）压印法 Example sentencesExamples Other imaginative techniques of which he was a leading exponent were frottage (which he invented in 1925) and decalcomania. Ernst also later practised decalcomania, a process developed by Oscar Dominguez around 1936, which involved rubbing paint arbitrarily between two sheets of paper. There are obvious associations to be made with Ernst's and Tanguy's wet-paint technique, decalcomania. His range of effects is unusually eloquent; there is something of the monoprint to them, as well as elements of the Surrealist techniques of decalcomania and frottage. In each, Krahenbuhl runs a dazzling gamut of painterly techniques: glazing, impasto, scumbling, decalcomania, fluid linear strokes and so on. Origin Mid 19th century: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer ‘transfer a tracing’ + -manie ‘-mania’ (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s).
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