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Definition of "silkscreen" []

  • A sheet of material (originally silk but now synthetic) with areas that are porous to ink and others that are non-porous to allow printing of images, such as on T-shirts. (noun)
  • To use a silkscreen to apply an image. (verb)

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Use "silkscreen" in a sentence
  • "I say "silkscreen" because I didn't use photo emulsion or screen blocker, I really used a stencil."
  • "One of Urs's works I bought is a 6-by-8-foot silkscreen of a 1950s portrait of the actress Veronica Lake with a huge silver spoon placed on top of her, bisecting her face."
  • "Once I learn to silkscreen I'll make one and work out mailing."