Stencil - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Stencil :  (noun)

1: device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern (verb)

1: mark or print with a stencil

Based on WordNet 2.0

Stencil : \Sten"cil\, n. [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F. ['e]tincelle spark, L. scintilla. See Scintillate, and cf. Tinsel.] A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over it. Called also stencil plate.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Stencil : \Sten"cil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stenciledor Stencilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stenciling or Stencilling.] To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Stencil

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