French word

pochoir

Pronunciation

IPA/poʃwaʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstencil

Example

J'ai utilisé un pochoir pour décorer le mur.

I used a stencil when decorating the wall.

Illustration for pochoir (stencil)

More examples

Il a décoré le cadre avec un pochoir.

He decorated the frame with a stencil.

Core concept

A rigid or flexible cut-out screen placed against a surface so paint marks the exposed parts of a repeated pattern.

Common phrases

  • acheter un pochoir

    buy a stencil

  • créer un pochoir

    create a stencil

  • décorer avec un pochoir

    decorate with a stencil

Similar words

motif: A decorative design or pattern intended for repeated use.
modèle: A shape or design used as a model for making something similar.
patron: A paper pattern for cutting fabric into the same shape.

Definition in French

Objet plat, percé ou découpé, servant de modèle pour appliquer de la peinture, de l'encre ou une autre couleur et obtenir des reproductions régulières d'un motif.

Word origin

The noun pochoir derives from the verb pocher and uses the suffix -oir to name an instrument used for that action.

Usage tips

  • French uses au pochoir in expressions such as peinture au pochoir for work made by the stencil method.

Related words

  • pochoiristestencil artistnoun

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