stencil

🇺🇸 /ˈstensl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstensl/
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noun
R

A stencil is a thin sheet with a pattern or design cut out of it. You can use it to create that pattern on a surface by placing the stencil on the surface and then painting over it.

She used a flower stencil to create a colorful design on the wall.

verb
R

To stencil something means to use a stencil to create a pattern or design on a surface by painting over it.

He stenciled the company logo on the wall.

translation

n. A stencil is a thin sheet with a pattern or design cut out of it. You can use it to create that pattern on a surface by placing the stencil on the surface and then painting over it.
v. To stencil something means to use a stencil to create a pattern or design on a surface by painting over it.

Word Forms

3rd Present stencils
Past stenciled
Perfect stenciled
Progressive stenciling
Plural stencils