- A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in
painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is
then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over
it. Called also stencil plate.
2 . Stencil
[ v. t.]
- To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to
form or print by means of a stencil.