stencil

/หˆstษ›nsษชl/

IPA: /S T EH1 N S IH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface.

  2. 2

    A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern on a surface.

  3. 3

    A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph.

verb
  1. 1

    To print with a stencil.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stencil