stencil

Meaning

Noun

1. A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.
2. A pattern produced using such a utensil.
3. A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph.

Verb

To print with a stencil.

Synonyms

template

pattern

mould

insert

templet

mimeograph

design

face-mould

die

💀

bundt cake

figure

stereotype

strickle

papier-mache mold

papier-mache mould

Translations

Schablone

sjabloon

plantilla

pochoir

schablone

stencil

patroon

şablon

patron

stampino

matrice

mal

estêncil

Matrize

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɛnsɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stencellen

In summary

Likely 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”).
The verb is from the noun.