stencil
transitive verb stenciled or stencilled, stenciling or stencilling
to make, mark, or paint with a stencil
noun
- a thin sheet, as of paper, metal, or impermeable film, with holes cut through in the shape of letters or designs: when ink, paint, etc. is spread over the stencil, the letters or designs are marked on the surface beneath
- a pattern, design, letter, etc. made by stenciling
See stencil in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(stĕnˈsəl)
noun- A sheet, as of plastic or cardboard, in which a desired lettering or design has been cut so that ink or paint applied to the sheet will reproduce the pattern on the surface beneath.
- The lettering or design produced with such a sheet.
- The process of printing with such a sheet.
transitive verb sten·ciled or
sten·cilled,
sten·cil·ing or
sten·cil·ling,
sten·cils - To mark with a stencil.
- To produce by stencil.
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stencil (left) and painted motif
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