Associations to the word «Stencil»

Wiktionary

STENCIL, noun. A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface.
STENCIL, noun. A typeface looking as if made by the utensil.W
STENCIL, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To print with a stencil.
STENCIL BUFFER, noun. (computer graphics) A per-pixel buffer in graphics hardware, used to limit the area of rendering and to produce various other effects.
STENCIL BUFFERS, noun. Plural of stencil buffer

Dictionary definition

STENCIL, noun. A sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below.
STENCIL, verb. Mark or print with a stencil.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats