stencil

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Stencil

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɛnsɪl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɛnsəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsəl

Noun

stencil (plural stencils)

  1. A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface.
  2. A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern on a surface.
  3. A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph.

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Verb

stencil (third-person singular simple present stencils, present participle (UK) stencilling or (US) stenciling, simple past and past participle (UK) stencilled or (US) stenciled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To print with a stencil.

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