pochoir

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pochoir.

Noun

pochoir (countable and uncountable, plural pochoirs)

1. A technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates).

French

Etymology

From pocher +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.ʃwaʁ/

• Audio

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Noun

pochoir m (plural pochoirs)

1. stencil (utensil consisting of a perforated sheet)
   • 2016, Mathilde Ramadier, Alberto Madrigal, Berlin 2.0, Futuropolis, →ISBN, page 49:

     Hier j’étais avec mes amis illustrateurs. Tu sais, Sasha et compagnie. Ils avaient fini de décorer la vitrine d’une boutique avec des pochoirs. La vitrine d’un hôtel à Mitte. Super beau.

     Yesterday I was with my illustrator friends. You know, Sasha and company. They had finished decorating a shop window with stencils. The window of a hotel in Mitte. Super beautiful.

Further reading

• “pochoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.