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stencil

sten·cil

UK/ˈstɛnsɪl/ US/ˈstɛnsəl/ rare
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern

verb

1.

mark or print with a stencil

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • stencil art
  • stencil buffer
  • stencil duplicator
  • stencil work

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