pochoir

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noun

A technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates).

OriginFrench pochoir →
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Meanings

nounpochoir (countable and uncountable, plural pochoirs)

plural pochoirs

  1. countableuncountableA technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates).

Origin

  1. Frenchpocher
  2. Frenchpochoir
  3. Englishpochoir

Borrowed from French pochoir.

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APA

pochoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochoir

MLA

“pochoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochoir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pochoir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pochoir.

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