pochoir
noun
po·choir
\(ˈ)pōsh¦wär\
Definition of pochoir
-s
: a stencil process for making colored prints or adding color to a printed key illustration
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Origin and Etymology of pochoir
French, stencil, stencil plate, from pocher to poach (an egg), sketch roughly, stencil — more at poach
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