Stencil

//ˈstɛnsəl//

"Stencil" in a Sentence (8 examples)

Tom used a stencil to paint the sign.

I used a stencil to make this.

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."

Did you use a stencil for the letters?

You do not necessarily need to have a stencil brush to paint over a stencil.

In 2013 a damaged stencil of a rat and an image of a girl hugging a bomb were painted over on the walls of a Fitzroy church by the building owner’s father-in-law, who tried to help out by painting the building while house sitting. He did not know the significance of the stencils.

Stencilled letters were used for words and phrases, as well as for captions for some of his stencil “prints,” print being used in the sense of a multicolor woodcut.

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