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silk-screen

also silk·screen (sĭlk′skrēn′)
n.
1. A stencil method of printmaking in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. Also called screenprinting, silk-screen process.
2. A print made by this method.

silk′-screen′ v.
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silk-screen

[ˈsɪlkˌskriːn] n silk-screen printingserigrafia
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