stencil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstɛnsəl/ (US)
- /ˈstɛnsɪl/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
You do not necessarily need to have a stencil brush to paint over a stencil.
2015, Margaret Peot, Stencil Craft: Techniques for Fashion, Art and Home, Penguin, →ISBN:
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A pattern produced using such a utensil.
In 2013 a damaged stencil of a rat and an image of a girl hugging a bomb were painted over on the walls of a Fitzroy church by the building owner’s father-in-law, who tried to help out by painting the building while house sitting. He did not know the significance of the stencils.
2016 July 11, Calla Wahlquist, “Banksy stencils destroyed by construction workers in Melbourne”, in The Guardian:
- A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stencils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nanostencil · microstencil · stencil duplicator · stencil buffer · stencilmaking · stencil art · stencilmaker · stencil work
Descendants
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Translations (66)
be трафарэ́т (thin sheet; utensil) · es esténcil (thin sheet; utensil) · es plantilla (thin sheet; utensil) · vi mẫu tô (thin sheet; utensil) · hy շաբլոն (thin sheet; utensil) · fi vahas (master sheet for mimeograph) · vi khuôn tô (thin sheet; utensil) · he סְטֶנְסִיל (thin sheet; utensil) · fi sapluuna (thin sheet; utensil) · pt régua vazada (thin sheet; utensil) · cmn 漏字版 (thin sheet; utensil) · nb sjablong (thin sheet; utensil) · la lamina interrasilis (thin sheet; utensil) · it normografo (thin sheet; utensil) · nn sjablong (thin sheet; utensil) · fi sabloni (thin sheet; utensil) · mk шаблон (thin sheet; utensil) · sh шаблон (thin sheet; utensil) · ja テンプレート (thin sheet; utensil) · sl šablona (thin sheet; utensil) · fa-ira شابْلون (thin sheet; utensil) · tr şablon (thin sheet; utensil) · pt estêncil (thin sheet; utensil) · ka შაბლონი (thin sheet; utensil) · fi kaavain (thin sheet; utensil) · be шабло́н (thin sheet; utensil) · bg шабло́н (thin sheet; utensil) · ar رَوْسَم (thin sheet; utensil) · ka ტრაფარეტი (thin sheet; utensil) · fi luotta (thin sheet; utensil) · uk трафаре́т (thin sheet; utensil) · sv schablon (thin sheet; utensil) · sh šablon (thin sheet; utensil) · es estarcido (pattern produced) · ru шабло́н (thin sheet; utensil) · fr pochoir (thin sheet; utensil) · ja ステンシル (thin sheet; utensil) · hy տրաֆարետ (thin sheet; utensil) · el στένσιλ (thin sheet; utensil) · fr chablon (thin sheet; utensil) · fr pochoir (pattern produced) · sh trafàret (thin sheet; utensil) · lv trafarets (thin sheet; utensil) · sh трафа̀рет (thin sheet; utensil) · ko 스텐실 (thin sheet; utensil) · mi tahua (thin sheet; utensil) · nl sjabloon (thin sheet; utensil) · fi malline (thin sheet; utensil) · es estarcido (thin sheet; utensil) · uk шабло́н (thin sheet; utensil) · cmn 蠟紙 /蜡纸 (thin sheet; utensil) · fi stensiili (thin sheet; utensil) · ro șablon (thin sheet; utensil) · cs šablona (thin sheet; utensil) · ca plantilla (thin sheet; utensil) · ru трафаре́т (thin sheet; utensil) · vi giấy xtăngxin (thin sheet; utensil) · fi kaavalevy (thin sheet; utensil) · de Schablone (thin sheet; utensil) · tl panlimwad (thin sheet; utensil) · pl szablon (thin sheet; utensil) · sk šablóna (thin sheet; utensil) · he שַׁבְּלוֹנָה (thin sheet; utensil) · ko 템플렛 (thin sheet; utensil) · ms stensil (thin sheet; utensil) · id stensil (thin sheet; utensil)