silk screen
noun
Definition of silk screen
: a stencil process in which coloring matter is forced onto the material to be printed through the meshes of a silk or organdy screen so prepared as to have pervious printing areas and impervious nonprinting areas; also : a print made by this process
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Examples of silk screen in a Sentence
artists who work in silk screen
He decorated the office with paintings and silkscreens.
First Known Use of silk screen
1930
SILK SCREEN Defined for English Language Learners
silk screen
noun
Definition of silk screen for English Language Learners
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: a method of printing in which ink or paint is forced through a stretched piece of silk cloth
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: a print that is made by silk screen
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