stencil
pronunciation
How to pronounce stencil in British English:
UK [ˈstensl]
How to pronounce stencil in American English:
US [ˈstɛnsəl]
-
- Noun:
- device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern
-
- Verb:
- mark or print with a stencil
Word Origin
- stencil
- stencil: [14] Stencil was originally a verb, meaning ‘decorate with bright colours’. It came from Old French estenceler ‘cause to sparkle’, a derivative of estencele ‘spark’. This was descended from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, an alteration of Latin scintilla ‘spark’ (source of English scintilla ‘jot’ [17] and scintillate [17]). There are no records of this original verb beyond the 15th century, and the noun stencil ‘sheet with cut-out designs’ did not appear until the early 18th century, but despite the long gap, they are generally assumed to be the same word.=> scintillate, tinsel
- stencil (n.)
- 1707, not recorded again until 1848, probably from Middle English stencellen "decorate with bright colors," from Middle French estenceler "cover with sparkles or stars, powder with color," from estencele "spark, spangle" (Modern French étincelle), from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, metathesis of Latin scintilla "spark" (see scintilla).
- stencil (v.)
- "to produce a design with a stencil," 1861, from stencil (n.). Related: Stenciled; stenciling (1781 as a verbal noun).
Example
- 1. Retrieves or sets stencil enabling .
- 2. A stencil for designing os applications for the iphone , ipod touch and ipad .
- 3. Form elements stencil from the design stencil kit in the yahoo ! Design pattern library .
- 4. Sailor jerry collins tattoo stencil signed ankh cross .
- 5. The stencil for now is targeted at developers familiar with the default characteristics of the views and controls provided by uikit .