stencil
/ˈstɛnsəl/
noun
- A thin sheet of material (such as paper, plastic, or metal) with a design or letters cut out of it, used to apply paint, ink, or other substance onto a surface through the cut-out areas.
- She placed a stencil of a star on the wall and sprayed paint over it.
- For the sign, we cut a stencil of the company name out of cardboard.
- The artist used a plastic stencil to create the same flower pattern on each box.
- The design or pattern that is produced by using a stencil.
- The children made stencils of their handprints on the classroom door.
- The wall was covered with colorful stencils of leaves and vines.
- He added a simple stencil of a bird to the corner of the painting.
verb
- To produce (a design, pattern, or lettering) by using a stencil.
- The workers stenciled a warning message on the floor near the wet paint.
- We stenciled the address onto the side of the delivery truck.
- She stencils her favorite quote onto canvas bags for gifts.
- To decorate or mark (a surface) with a stencil.
- He stenciled the wooden crate with the store's logo.
- They stenciled the nursery walls with moons and stars.
- The artist stenciled the entire hallway with a repeating geometric pattern.