Decaled

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. A term describing the process of applying decorative designs or images onto a surface
2. Typically referring to the adhesive transfer of graphics or illustrations
3. Often used in contexts related to art, design, and customization of items

Etymology: "Decaled" is the past tense and past participle of "decal," so it describes something that has had decals applied. "Decal" is a clipping of "decalcomania," the older name for the technique of transferring printed designs from paper onto another surface such as glass, porcelain, or wood. The longer term is French. "Décalcomanie" combines "décalquer," meaning to trace or transfer a drawing, with "manie," meaning mania or craze. English speakers shortened the name to the much handier "decal," and that short form is what people now use. Once it became a verb, it took ordinary English endings, which is how "decaled" arose.

Synonyms: stickered, labeled, marked, tagged, branded

Antonyms: clean, unmarked, blank, erased, unlabeled