silkscreen
US/ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/
silkscreen noun: a sheet of material (originally silk but now synthetic) with areas that are porous to ink and others that are non-porous to allow printing of images, such as on T-shirts.
Noun
silkscreen (plural silkscreens)
- A sheet of material (originally silk but now synthetic) with areas that are porous to ink and others that are non-porous to allow printing of images, such as on T-shirts.
Verb
silkscreen (third-person singular simple present silkscreens, present participle silkscreening, simple past and past participle silkscreened)
- To use a silkscreen to apply an image.
- The wall text accompanying Warhol’s small canvas with 12 electric-blue crucifixes silkscreened on a black background suggests that the repetition of crosses mirrors his Campbell’s soup cans, with the religious icon serving as “a commodity to be bought and sold.”2007 February 6, Martha Schwendener, “Believers and Doubters, Inspired by the Word”, in New York Times
- A year ago, if anyone had told Toronto designer Kingi Carpenter she would soon be silkscreening a U. S. president onto dresses, hoodies and scarves, she would have laughed in their face.2009 January 13, Andrea Gordon, “Buying into Obama”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 24 May 2010
silkscreen meaning in Tamil
silkscreen in Tamil
- பட்டுத்திரை
Forms of silkscreen
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | silkscreens |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | silkscreens |
| present participle | silkscreening |
| past participle | silkscreened |
| past | silkscreened |
Origin of silkscreen
From silk + screen.
Questions about silkscreen
- What does silkscreen mean?
- Silkscreen means a sheet of material (originally silk but now synthetic) with areas that are porous to ink and others that are non-porous to allow printing of images, such as on T-shirts.
- What is silkscreen in Tamil?
- Silkscreen in Tamil is பட்டுத்திரை. See Silkscreen meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is silkscreen?
- Silkscreen can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce silkscreen?
- Silkscreen is pronounced /ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/ (US).
- What is the plural of silkscreen?
- The plural of silkscreen is silkscreens.
Words near silkscreen in the dictionary
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