Tom used a stencil to paint the sign.
Source: tatoeba (8983349)
Stencil
//ˈstɛnsəl//
Synonyms for "stencil" (126 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (37)
Related words (63)
montagemosaicmuraloffsetoffset lithographyonsetpaintpaint a picturepalaeotypographypanoramapencilphoto offsetphoto-offsetphotochemical processphotoengravingphotogelatin processphotographphotographic reproductionphotographyphotolithography
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phototypographyphototypyphotozincographypicturepicturizeplanographic printingplanographyportrayprintprintingprintmakingpublicationpublishingrelief printingrepresentationreproductionrotary photogravurerotogravurescratchscumbleserigraphyshadesheetworksketchstained glass windowstationerystill lifetableautapestrythree-color printingtinttracetriptychtwo-color printingtypographytypolithographywall paintingwood-block printingxerographyxeroprintingxylotypographyzincography
Noun(1 words)
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4 entrieshas context
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9 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 31 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- шаблон noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Catalan
1 entries- plantilla noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 漏字版 noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Czech
1 entries- šablona noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Dutch
1 entries- sjabloon noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Finnish
4 entries- kaavain noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- kaavalevy noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- luotta noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- malline noun (thin sheet; utensil)
French
2 entries- pochoir noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- pochoir noun (pattern produced)
Georgian
2 entries- ტრაფარეტი noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- შაბლონი noun (thin sheet; utensil)
German
1 entries- Schablone noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Hebrew
1 entries- סְטֶנְסִיל noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Indonesian
1 entries- stensil noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Italian
1 entries- normografo noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Korean
1 entries- 스텐실 noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Latin
1 entries- lamina interrasilis noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Latvian
1 entries- trafarets noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Malay
1 entries- stensil noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Māori
1 entries- tahua noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- sjablong noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- sjablong noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Polish
1 entries- szablon noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Portuguese
2 entries- estêncil noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- régua vazada noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Romanian
1 entries- șablon noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Russian
2 entries- трафаре́т noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- шабло́н noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Slovak
1 entries- šablóna noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Slovene
1 entries- šablona noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Spanish
4 entries- estarcido noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- estarcido noun (pattern produced)
- esténcil noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- plantilla noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Swedish
1 entries- schablon noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Tagalog
1 entries- panlimwad noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Turkish
1 entries- şablon noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Ukrainian
2 entries- трафарет noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- шаблон noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Vietnamese
3 entries- giấy xtăngxin noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- khuôn tô noun (thin sheet; utensil)
- mẫu tô noun (thin sheet; utensil)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
I used a stencil to make this.
Source: tatoeba (10322442)
I made a stencil so it would be easier to draw.
Source: tatoeba (10463314)
"Do you have a stencil in the shape of a heart?" "I only have star-shaped ones."
Source: tatoeba (13723673)
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
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