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Woodblock vs Stencil - What's the difference?

woodblock | stencil |

As nouns the difference between woodblock and stencil

is that woodblock is a woodcut while stencil is a utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface.

As a verb stencil is

(intransitive) to print with a stencil.

woodblock

English

(wikipedia woodblock)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A woodcut.
  • A wood block (musical instrument).
  • A wooden block used as a printing form.
  • (philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.

    • 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.

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