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Traditional English :: stencil
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stencil.html - n. & v. --n. 1 (in full stencil-plate) a thin sheet of plastic, metal, card, etc., in which a pattern or lettering is cut, used to produce a corresponding pattern on the surface beneath it by applying ink, paint, etc.
2 the pattern, lettering, etc., produced by a stencil-plate.
3 a waxed sheet etc. from which a stencil is made by means of a typewriter. --v.tr. (stencilled, stencilling; US stenciled, stenciling)
1 (often foll. by on) produce (a pattern) with a stencil.
2 decorate or mark (a surface) in this way. [ME f. OF estanceler sparkle, cover with stars, f. estencele spark ult. f. L scintilla] |
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Traditional English :: stench
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stencil.html - n. an offensive or foul smell. stench trap a trap in a sewer etc. to prevent the upward passage of gas. [OE stenc smell f. Gmc, rel. to STINK] |
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Traditional English :: stencil
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stencil.html - n. & v. --n. 1 (in full stencil-plate) a thin sheet of plastic, metal, card, etc., in which a pattern or lettering is cut, used to produce a corresponding pattern on the surface beneath it by applying ink, paint, etc.
2 the pattern, lettering, etc., produced by a stencil-plate.
3 a waxed sheet etc. from which a stencil is made by means of a typewriter. --v.tr. (stencilled, stencilling; US stenciled, stenciling)
1 (often foll. by on) produce (a pattern) with a stencil.
2 decorate or mark (a surface) in this way. [ME f. OF estanceler sparkle, cover with stars, f. estencele spark ult. f. L scintilla] |
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Traditional English :: Sten gun
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stencil.html - n.
a type of lightweight sub-machine-gun. [S and T (the initials of the inventors' surnames, Shepherd and Turpin) + -en after BREN] |
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Traditional English :: stench
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stencil.html - n. an offensive or foul smell. stench trap a trap in a sewer etc. to prevent the upward passage of gas. [OE stenc smell f. Gmc, rel. to STINK] |
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Traditional English :: stencil
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stencil.html - n. & v. --n. 1 (in full stencil-plate) a thin sheet of plastic, metal, card, etc., in which a pattern or lettering is cut, used to produce a corresponding pattern on the surface beneath it by applying ink, paint, etc.
2 the pattern, lettering, etc., produced by a stencil-plate.
3 a waxed sheet etc. from which a stencil is made by means of a typewriter. --v.tr. (stencilled, stencilling; US stenciled, stenciling)
1 (often foll. by on) produce (a pattern) with a stencil.
2 decorate or mark (a surface) in this way. [ME f. OF estanceler sparkle, cover with stars, f. estencele spark ult. f. L scintilla] |
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