stencil Definition

stencil
noun

1. A card or plate that has shapes cut out of it to form a pattern, letter, etc and which is put onto a surface, eg paper, a wall, etc, and ink or paint applied so that the cut-out design is transferred to the surface.
2. The design that is produced using this technique.

verb stencilled, stencilling, stenciled, stenciling

1. To mark or decorate (a surface) using a stencil.
2. To produce (a design, lettering, etc) using a stencil.

Derivative: stenciller
noun

Derivative: stencilling
noun

Etymology: 15c: from French estinceller, from Latin scintilla a spark or spangle.