stencil
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stencil
- /ˈstɛnsɪl/ UK
- /ˈstɛnsəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɛnsəl
Where it comes from
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.
noun 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. You do not necessarily need to have a stencil brush to paint over a stencil.
- 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.
- A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph.
verb stencils · stenciling · stencilling · stenciled · stencilled
- To print with a stencil. Stencilled letters were used for words and phrases, as well as for captions for some of his stencil “prints,” print being used in the sense of a multicolor woodcut.
Translations
Every language
noun thin sheet; utensil
| Español | estarcido, esténcil, plantilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스텐실 seutensil, 템플렛 tempeullet |
| 日本語 | ステンシル sutenshiru, テンプレート tenpurēto |
| 中文 | 漏字版 lòuzìbǎn, 蠟紙 /蜡纸 làzhǐ |
| Português | estêncil, régua vazada |
| Français | pochoir, chablon |
| Deutsch | Schablone |
| Italiano | normografo |
| Ελληνικά | στένσιλ sténsil |
| Română | șablon |
| Русский | трафаре́т trafarét, шабло́н šablón |
| Tiếng Việt | giấy xtăngxin, khuôn tô, mẫu tô |
| العربية | رَوْسَم rawsam |
| עברית | סְטֶנְסִיל stensíl, שַׁבְּלוֹנָה shablóna |
Talk about this word "stencil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stencil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stencil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stencil "stencil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stencil.Cite this
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title = {stencil},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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