sten|cil

sten|cil
sten|cil «STEHN suhl», noun, verb, -ciled, -cil|ing or (especially British) -cilled, -cil|ling.
–n.
1. a thin sheet of metal, paper, cardboard, or other material, having letters or designs cut through it. When it is laid on a surface and ink or color is spread on, these letters or designs appear on the surface. »

I put my name on packages with a stencil.

2. the letters or designs so made.
–v.t.
1. to mark or paint (a surface) with a stencil: »

The curtains have a stenciled border.

2. to produce (letters or designs) by stencil.
╂[earlier stanesile < Old French estenceler, ultimately < Latin scintilla spark. See etym. of doublets scintilla (Cf. ↑scintilla), tinsel. (Cf. ↑tinsel)]
–sten´cil|er, especially British,
–sten´cil|ler, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sten´cil|er — sten|cil «STEHN suhl», noun, verb, ciled, cil|ing or (especially British) cilled, cil|ling. –n. 1. a thin sheet of metal, paper, cardboard, or other material, having letters or designs cut through it. When it is laid on a surface and ink or color …   Useful english dictionary

  • sten´cil|ler — sten|cil «STEHN suhl», noun, verb, ciled, cil|ing or (especially British) cilled, cil|ling. –n. 1. a thin sheet of metal, paper, cardboard, or other material, having letters or designs cut through it. When it is laid on a surface and ink or color …   Useful english dictionary

  • sten|cil|i|za|tion — «STEHN suh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act of stenciling or state of being stenciled …   Useful english dictionary

  • sten|cil|ize — «STEHN suh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = stencil. (Cf. ↑stencil) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sten — sten·cil·er; sten·cil·iza·tion; sten·cil·ize; sten·der; sten·dhal·ian; sten·sen s; sten·ton; sten·to·ri·an; sten·to·rine; sten·to·ri·ous; sten·to·ro·phon·ic; sten·tor·phone; tung·sten; tung·sten·ite; sten; sten·cil; sten·tor; ab·sten·tion·ism;… …   English syllables

  • cil — ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; al·gua·cil; an·cil·la; anon·cil·lo; ba·cil·li·form; ba·cil·lite; bom·by·cil·la; ce·cil; cil·i·ary; cil·i·a·ta; cil·i·a·tion; cil·ice; cil·io·flag·el·la·ta; cil·io·late; cil·i·um; cni·do·cil; co·cil·lana;… …   English syllables

  • stencil — sten·cil …   English syllables

  • stenciler — sten·cil·er …   English syllables

  • stencil — sten•cil [[t]ˈstɛn səl[/t]] n. v. ciled, cil•ing (esp. brit.) cilled, cil•ling. 1) pri a thin sheet of cardboard or other material in which letters, numbers, designs, etc., have been cut out so that they can be reproduced on another surface when… …   From formal English to slang

  • stencil — sten|cil1 [ stensl ] noun count a piece of card or plastic with a shape or letters cut out of it. You place it on a surface and paint over it to make a design on something. a. the design or letters painted using this method stencil sten|cil 2 [… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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