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to stencil

to stencil

1 4.8
To make a pattern on a surface by applying paint through a thin sheet with holes
  • verb
  • /ˈstɛnsl/
translation icon : pintar con plantilla
  • To add some personality to the room, I decided to stencil a floral design on one wall.

And then I use a stencil and stencil it and then put it in the oven.

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Examples

  • They stencil this on the sides of buildings everywhere.

  • My other uniforms came to mind when we waited in line to stencil our duffel bags.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • And then I use a stencil and stencil it and then put it in the oven.

  • I was thinking we could stencil the whole bookcase.

  • Remember to put a hard surface underneath your fabric to stencil.

    Blog text (32)
  • As for the picture, you could stencil a phrase on it like Emily Henderson did here!

    Blog text (13)
  • It is very easy to stencil on your own message or sew a patch onto it.

    Blog text (15)
  • I'm using ABH's Brow pomade lid, and I'm just using that to stencil out my wing.

  • And then I always put brows on with my highbrow eyebrow kit and this is in brown and I'll just stencil my eyebrows on.

  • Thriftily, Julia had recycled the life jackets from her swimming party; she'd had Luis stencil a skull and crossbones on each.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

to mimeograph
vsto stencil
  • Archaic
2 9.9

To make paper copies by pushing ink through a stencil

is used generally to make designs or lettering on surfaces not to copy documents

How Precise

to engrave
47 5.2
to silkscreen
  • Specialized
1 6.5
to stencil
1 4.8
to paint
854 1.0
to smear
63 3.7

Surface Forms

stencil infinitive
stenciled past
stenciled past participle
stenciling present participle
stencils third person singular

Etymology

The verb stencil comes from the same old idea of a thin 'plate' for copying designs. So to stencil something is to put that sheet on a surface and let paint or ink pass through the cut shapes to make a pattern or letters.