Meaning

2 senses
  1. A silkscreen print made by serigraphy

  2. An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk

More definitions
  • a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil

Origin

From Latin sericum (“silk”) + -graph.

From Latin sericum (“silk”) + -graph.

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Forms

plural: serigraphs
Singularserigraph
Pluralserigraphs

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil:silkscreensilk screen print

Word family

3 related words

See also

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