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SILKSCREEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
Synonyms:
serigraph; silk screen print; silkscreen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("silkscreen" is a kind of...):
print (a picture or design printed from an engraving)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Print by silkscreen
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "silkscreen" is one way to...):
print (make into a print)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
