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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Stencil

/stĕn'-sĭl/ · Sten·cil · IPA /ˈstɛnsəl/
01 n. 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 …
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    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. Also: stencil plate
02 v. t. To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.
imp. & p. p. Stenciled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stenciling
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    To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.