stencils
nounUK /ˈstɛnsəlz/
US /ˈstɛnsəlz/
Stencils are thin sheets with shapes cut out so you can paint or draw the same picture again and again.
She used stencils to paint stars on her bedroom wall.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The marks or pictures made by painting through a stencil.
The wall was covered in colorful stencils of leaves.
3. A tool or pattern used to reproduce letters or designs exactly.
The artist used letter stencils to write a sign.
4. A method of printing in which ink is forced through a cut design.
The posters were made with stencils and bright ink.