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Stencil

Stencil Meaning & Definition
Stencil Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stencil?

[n] device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern
[v] mark or print with a stencil

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See Also | device | print

Stencil In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.
\Sten"cil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stenciled}or {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.

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