Definition of stencil - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
art toolthin sheet with cut-out design used as a template
- She used a stencil to paint stars on the wall.
2.
patterndesign created by applying paint through a stencil
- The stencil on the wall looked beautiful.
Verb
patternapply a design to a surface using a cut-out template
- They stencil the wall with a floral pattern.
Images of stencil
thin sheet with cut-out design used as a template
Expressions with stencil
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art or design made using a stencil
The artist's stencil work covered the entire wall.
Origin of stencil
Middle English, stencel (a thin plate)
Terms with stencil included in their meaning
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printing
print made using a stencil and mesh screen
art
technique of printing using a stencil and mesh
printing technique
printing method using a mesh and stencil
art tool
stencil used to create designs by masking areas
printing
copy papers using a stencil duplicator
stencil machine
apparatus for making replicas using a stencil
duplicator
machine for making copies using a stencil
printing
rotary duplicator pressing ink through a stencil
printed copy
duplicate made by an ink-stencil copying machine
printing
make copies by forcing ink through a stencil onto paper
old copying
duplicated using a stencil and ink
copy
duplicated document from a rotary stencil machine
printing
rotary duplicator pressing ink through a stencil
art
print made by pushing ink through a stencil on fabric
printing method
printing technique using a mesh and a stencil
cutout pattern
art or design made using a stencil
art
created or applied using a stencil
design
related to creating designs with a stencil
art
decorated using a stencil sheet
printing
printed from a typed stencil
stencil use
related to the use of stencils
Examples of stencil in a sentence
The artist created a mural with a stencil. She chose a floral stencil for the nursery wall. The package displayed a gold stencil of a lion. Stencil the logo onto the volunteer shirts. They stencil garden gates with decorative vines.
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- French:pochoir, pochoiriser, ...
- German:Schablone, schablonieren, ...
- Italian:stencil, decorare con uno stencil, ...
- Spanish:plantilla, plantillar, ...
- Portuguese:estêncil, estampar, ...
- Chinese:模板, 用模板印刷, ...
- Japanese:ステンシル, ステンシルで描く, ...
- Arabic:قالب تفريغ, طَبَعَ بِاِستِخْدَام قَالِب, ...
- Hebrew:שַׁבְלוֹנָה, לְשַׁבְלוֹן, ...
- Russian:трафарет, наносить трафарет, ...
- Ukrainian:трафарет, наносити трафаретом, ...
- Hindi:स्टीकर, सांचे से डिजाइन बनाना, ...
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