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English Dictionary: stencil	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stencil n a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below v mark or print with a stencil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stencil \Sten"cil\, n. [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F. [82]tincelle spark, L. scintilla. See {Scintillate}, and cf. {Tinsel}.] A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over it. Called also {stencil plate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stencil \Sten"cil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stenciled}or {Stencilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stenciling} or {Stencilling}.] To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.