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silkscreen

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/

The English word “silkscreen” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

verb

  1. To use a silkscreen to apply an image.

Etymology

From silk + screen.

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