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sten⋅cil
[sten-suh
l] 
noun, verb, -ciled, -cil⋅ing or (especially British) -cilled, -cil⋅ling.–noun
| 1. | a 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. | the letters, designs, etc., produced on a surface by this method. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to mark or paint (a surface) by means of a stencil. |
| 4. | to produce (letters, figures, designs, etc.) by means of a stencil. |
Origin:
1375–1425; earlier stanesile, late ME stansele to ornament with diverse colors or spangles < MF estanceler, deriv. of estencele a spark, ornamental spangle < VL *stincilla, metathetic var. of L scintilla scintilla
1375–1425; earlier stanesile, late ME stansele to ornament with diverse colors or spangles < MF estanceler, deriv. of estencele a spark, ornamental spangle < VL *stincilla, metathetic var. of L scintilla scintilla
Related forms:
sten⋅cil⋅er; especially British, sten⋅cil⋅ler, noun
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sten·cil (stěn'səl)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
[From Middle English stencelled, adorned brightly, from Old French estenceler, to adorn brightly, from estencele, spark, from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, alteration of Latin scintilla, spark.] sten'cil·er n. |
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Stencil
Sten"cil\, n. [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F. ['e]tincelle spark, L. scintilla. See Scintillate, and cf. Tinsel.] A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. 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. Called also stencil plate.Stencil
Sten"cil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stenciledor Stencilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stenciling or Stencilling.] To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.
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Language Translation for : stencil
Italian:
stampino,
German:
die Schablone,
Japanese:
型板
stencil (n.)
1707, not recorded again until 1848, probably from M.E. stencellen "decorate with bright colors," from M.Fr. estenceler "cover with sparkles or stars, powder with color," from estencele "spark, spangle," from V.L. *stincilla, metathesis of L. scintilla "spark." The verb meaning "to produce a design with a stencil" is first recorded 1861.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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