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
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.
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.
• clients, lectins, scilent
Source: Wiktionary
Sten"cil, n. Etym: [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F. Ă©tincelle 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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
