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Stencil vs Motif - What's the difference?

stencil | motif |

As nouns the difference between stencil and motif

is that stencil is a utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface while motif is a recurring or dominant element; a theme.

As a verb stencil

is (intransitive) to print with a stencil.

stencil

English

(wikipedia stencil)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface.
  • A typeface looking as if made by the utensil.

    • Derived terms

    * stencil art

    See also

    * pochoir

    Verb

  • (intransitive) To print with a stencil.

    • External links

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    motif

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A recurring or dominant element; a theme.
    • See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?
  • (music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work
  • A decorative figure that is repeated in a design
  • (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
  • A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
  • (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

    • Related terms

    * motive ----