STENCIL


Meaning of STENCIL in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. (in full stencil-plate) a thin sheet of plastic, metal, card, etc., in which a pattern or lettering is cut, used to produce a corresponding pattern on the surface beneath it by applying ink, paint, etc.

2 the pattern, lettering, etc., produced by a stencil-plate.

3 a waxed sheet etc. from which a stencil is made by means of a typewriter.

--v.tr. (stencilled, stencilling; US stenciled, stenciling)

1. (often foll. by on) produce (a pattern) with a stencil.

2 decorate or mark (a surface) in this way.

Etymology: ME f. OF estanceler sparkle, cover with stars, f. estencele spark ult. f. L scintilla

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.