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单词 stencil
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sten•cil /ˈstɛnsəl/USA pronunciation   n., v., -ciled, -cil•ing or (esp. Brit.) -cilled, -cil•ling. 
n. [countable]
  1. Printinga thin sheet of material in which letters, numbers, etc., have been cut out so that they can be reproduced on another surface when ink, paint, or the like is applied over the cutout areas.

v. [+ object]
  1. Printingto mark or paint (a surface) by means of a stencil:to stencil the window with Christmas decorations.
  2. Printingto mark, print, or copy (letters, designs, etc.) on a surface by means of a stencil:She stenciled her name on the poster.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sten•cil  (stensəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -ciled, -cil•ing or (esp. Brit.) -cilled, -cil•ling. 
n. 
  1. Printinga device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
  2. Printingthe letters, designs, etc., produced on a surface by this method.

v.t. 
  1. Printingto mark or paint (a surface) by means of a stencil.
  2. Printingto produce (letters, figures, designs, etc.) by means of a stencil.
  • Vulgar Latin *stincilla, metathetic variant of Latin scintilla scintilla
  • Middle French estanceler, derivative of estencele a spark, ornamental spangle
  • earlier stanesile, late Middle English stansele to ornament with diverse colors or spangles 1375–1425
stencil•er*  [esp. Brit.,] stencil•ler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stencil /ˈstɛnsəl/ n
  1. a device for applying a design, characters, etc, to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of plastic, metal, cardboard, etc in which the design or characters have been cut so that ink or paint can be applied through the incisions onto the surface
  2. a decoration, design, or characters produced in this way
vb ( -cils, -cilling, -cilled) ( US -cils, -ciling, -ciled)(transitive)
  1. to mark (a surface) with a stencil
  2. to produce (characters or a design) with a stencil
Etymology: 14th Century stanselen to decorate with bright colours, from Old French estenceler, from estencele a spark, from Latin scintilla
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