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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.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/General-American
  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

From silk + screen.

verb/ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/General-American
  1. To use a silkscreen to apply an image.

Where this word comes from

From silk + screen.

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