Silkscreen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Silkscreen is a noun meaning To use a silkscreen to apply an image.
Meaning
To use a silkscreen to apply an image.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
A year ago, if anyone had told Toronto designer Kingi Carpenter she would soon be silkscreening a U. S. president onto dresses, hoodies and scarves, she would have laughed in their face.
The wall text accompanying Warhol’s small canvas with 12 electric-blue crucifixes silkscreened on a black background suggests that the repetition of crosses mirrors his Campbell’s soup cans, with the religious icon serving as “a commodity to be bought and sold.”
Word Forms
- silkscreens
- silkscreening
- silkscreened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include serigraphy, serigraph, screen printing, screenprint, screen print, slick.
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