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silkscreen

silk·screen

silkscreen

 
pronunciation:
sIlk skrin
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a method of printmaking employing a framed screen of silk or other fine fabric, on which a stencil design of impermeable film is impressed, and through which ink is pressed, through the pores not blocked by the design, onto a flat printing surface; serigraphy.
definition 2: a print produced by this method; serigraph.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: silkscreens, silkscreening, silkscreened
definition: to make (a print) by silkscreen.
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: relating to or made by silkscreen.
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