stencil

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɛnsɪl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɛnsəl/ Rhymes: -ɛnsəl === Noun === stencil (plural stencils) 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. A pattern produced using such a utensil. A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== pochoir === Verb === stencil (third-person singular simple present stencils, present participle (US) stenciling or (UK) stencilling, simple past and past participle (US) stenciled or (UK) stencilled) (transitive, intransitive) To print with a stencil. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “stencil”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Further reading === Category:Stencils on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === clients, lectins, scilent