2 entries under this word

Stencil

Stĕn'çil, n.

noun

n. [Cf. Prov. Eng. stencil, the post of a door, A-S. stenge, a bar of wood, stake, pole, Eng. stang.] A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, &c. 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.

Stĕn'çil, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. STENCILLED, or STEN-CILLED; p. pr. & vb. n. STENCILING, or STENCIL-LING.] To paint or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.