Decal
A
decal or
transfer is a
plastic,
cloth or
paper substrate that has printed on it a
pattern that can be moved to another
surface upon
contact, usually with the aid of
heat or
water. The word is short for
decalcomania, which means "the
fad of transferring tracings" and has the same root as
calque. The other part of the word became "cockamamie", referring to the fakeness of
tattoos produced by this process.