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stencilled

stencilled is the simple past and past participle of stencil.

Meaning of stencil

Verb

stencil (third-person singular simple present stencils, present participle (US) stenciling or (UK) stencilling, simple past and past participle (US) stenciled or (UK) stencilled)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To print with a stencil.
    • Stencilled letters were used for words and phrases, as well as for captions for some of his stencil “prints,” print being used in the sense of a multicolor woodcut.2015, William Addison Dwiggins, edited by Dorothy Abbe, Stencilled Ornament and Illustration, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 53

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Adjective

stencilled (not comparable)

  1. (UK, dated) Printed on a duplicator from a typed stencil.
    • Switzerland for Railfans, by B. J. Prigmore and W. J. Wyse (1s.) is a stencilled pamphlet produced by the Electric Railway Society with a number of useful tips for the tyro planning his first visit.1959 May, “New Reading on Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 271

Questions about stencilled

What does stencilled mean?
Stencilled means printed on a duplicator from a typed stencil.
What is stencilled the simple past and past participle of?
Stencilled is the simple past and past participle of stencil.
What part of speech is stencilled?
Stencilled is an adjective.

Words near stencilled in the dictionary

  1. stenciled
  2. stenciler
  3. stencilers
  4. stenciling
  5. stencilings
  6. stencilled
  7. stenciller
  8. stencillers
  9. stencilling
  10. stencillings
  11. stencilmaker

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