stencil

CEFRB1

/ˈstɛnsɪl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sheet with a cut shape used to make a design.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A pattern produced using such a utensil.

Examples

  • I used a stencil to make this.

  • Tom used a stencil to paint the sign.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. 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.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To print with a stencil.

More examples

In context

  • You do not necessarily need to have a stencil brush to paint over a stencil.

  • Stencilled letters were used for words and phrases, as well as for captions for some of his stencil “prints,” print being used in the sense of a multicolor woodcut.

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She used a blank to paint the same shape on each box.

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Origin

noun

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.