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- [silk-skreen]
- /ˈsɪlkˌskrin/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [silk-skreen]
- /ˈsɪlkˌskrin/
Definitions of silkscreen word
- noun silkscreen Also called silkscreen process. a printmaking technique in which a mesh cloth is stretched over a heavy wooden frame and the design, painted on the screen by tusche or affixed by stencil, is printed by having a squeegee force color through the pores of the material in areas not blocked out by a glue sizing. 1
- noun silkscreen a print made by this technique. 1
- verb with object silkscreen to print by silkscreen. 1
- adjective silkscreen of, made by, or printed with silkscreen. 1
- noun silkscreen printmaking using fabric screen 1
- noun silkscreen a screen used in the screen process of printing 0
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Origin of silkscreen
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; silk + screen
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Parts of speech for Silkscreen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
silkscreen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
silkscreen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with silkscreen
- how to silkscreen?
- how to silkscreen at home?
- what is silkscreen?
- how to silkscreen shirts?
- what is silkscreen in art?
- how to silkscreen t shirts?
- what is a silkscreen poster?
- how to silkscreen a photograph?
- how to silkscreen at shirt?
- what is a silkscreen?
- how to do silkscreen?
- which is better silkscreen or heat press?
- how to transfer design to silkscreen?
- how to make a silkscreen?
- how to create a silkscreen?
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