stencil

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Stencil

Etymology

Likely a nominalization of Middle English stencellen (“to garnish with bright hues”), borrowed from Middle French estinceller (“to glisten”), from Old French estenceler (“to spark”), from Old French estencele (“spark”), from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, from metathesis of Latin scintilla (“spark”).

The verb is from the noun.

Pronunciation

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  • 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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