Meaning
1 sensesTo print with a stencil.
mark or print with a stencil
Examples
5 sentencesI used a stencil to make this.
Tom used a stencil to paint the sign.
Did you use a stencil for the letters?
I made a stencil so it would be easier to draw.
"Do you have a stencil in the shape of a heart?" "I only have star-shaped ones."
Origin
Likely a nominalization of Middle English stencellen (“to garnish with bright hues”), borrLikely a nominalization of Middle English stencellen (“to garnish with bright hues”), borrowed from Middle French estinceller (“to glisten”), from Old French estenceler (“to spark”), from Old French estencele (“spark”), from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, from metathesis of Latin scintilla (“spark”).
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Forms
stencils, stenciling, stenciled, stenciled| Base form | stencil · to stencil |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stencils |
| Present participle | stenciling |
| Past simple | stenciled / stencilled |
| Past participle | stenciled / stencilled |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle