Where does “stencil” come from?
Stencil comes from Middle English stencellen, from Middle French estinceller, from Old French estinceler, from Old French estancele, from Latin scintilla meaning a spark, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto- and sek-.
stencil (English): A thin sheet, either perforated or using some...
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- A thin sheet, either perforated or using some...
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