Stencil

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“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.”

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