Stencil

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stencil \Sten"cil\, n. [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle,
     spark, F. ['e]tincelle spark, L. scintilla. See
     {Scintillate}, and cf. {Tinsel}.]
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stencil \Sten"cil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stenciled}or
     {Stencilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stenciling} or {Stencilling}.]
     To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or
     print by means of a stencil.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stencil
       n : device that has a sheet perforated with printing through
           which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern
       v : mark or print with a stencil
       [also: {stencilling}, {stencilled}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  120 Moby Thesaurus words for "stencil":
     abstract, abstraction, albertype, altarpiece, block print,
     book printing, cameography, cartoon, chalk, charcoal,
     chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collage, collotype,
     color, color print, color printing, copy, crayon, crosshatch,
     cyclorama, dash off, daub, decal, decalcomania, delineate, depict,
     design, diagram, diptych, doodle, draft, draw, electronography,
     electrostatic printing, engraving, fresco, glass printing,
     graphic arts, gravure, halftone engraving, hatch,
     history of printing, icon, illumination, illustration, image,
     job printing, letterpress, letterpress photoengraving, likeness,
     limn, line engraving, lithography, lithogravure, lithophotogravure,
     mimeograph, miniature, monotype, montage, mosaic, mural, offset,
     offset lithography, onset, paint, paint a picture,
     palaeotypography, panorama, pencil, photo-offset,
     photochemical process, photoengraving, photogelatin process,
     photograph, photographic reproduction, photography,
     photolithography, phototypography, phototypy, photozincography,
     picture, picturize, planographic printing, planography, portray,
     print, printing, printmaking, publication, publishing,
     relief printing, representation, reproduction, rotary photogravure,
     rotogravure, scratch, scumble, serigraphy, shade, sheetwork,
     sketch, stained glass window, still life, tableau, tapestry,
     three-color printing, tint, trace, triptych, two-color printing,
     typography, typolithography, wall painting, wood-block printing,
     xerography, xeroprinting, xylotypography, zincography