/ˈstensl ||; ˈstɛnsḷ/noun [C] a thin piece of metal, plastic or card with a design cut out of it, that you put onto a surface and paint over, so that the design is left on the surface; the pattern or design that is produced in this way （印刷图案等用的）模版；用模版印刷的图案 stencil verb [T] (stencilling;stencilled (US 美) stenciling;stenciled)