STENCIL

stencil

(noun) a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below

stencil

(verb) mark or print with a stencil

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

stencil (plural stencils)

A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface.

A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern on a surface.

A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph.

Verb

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

(transitive, intransitive) To print with a stencil.

Anagrams

• clients, lectins, scilent

Source: Wiktionary

---

Sten"cil, n. Etym: [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F. étincelle spark, L. scintilla. See Scintillate, and cf. Tinsel.]

Definition: 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.]

Definition: To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---