[ˈstɛnsl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thin sheet of card, plastic, or metal with a pattern or letters cut out of it, used to produce the cut design on the surface below by the application of ink or paint through the holes
(e.g: stencil designs such as fruit)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from earlier stansel ‘ornament with various colours’ (based on Latin scintilla ‘spark’)

[ˈstɛnsl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- decorate (a surface) with a stencil
(e.g: the walls had been stencilled with designs)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from earlier stansel ‘ornament with various colours’ (based on Latin scintilla ‘spark’)