silkscreen

American  

[silk-skreen] / ˈsɪlkˌskrin /

noun

1. Also called silkscreen process.  a printmaking technique in which a mesh cloth is stretched over a heavy wooden frame and the design, painted on the screen by tusche or affixed by stencil, is printed by having a squeegee force color through the pores of the material in areas not blocked out by a glue sizing.

2. a print made by this technique.

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verb (used with object)

1. to print by silkscreen.

adjective

1. of, made by, or printed with silkscreen.

Etymology

Origin of silkscreen

First recorded in 1940–45; silk + screen

Example Sentences

Rauschenberg's 1962 silkscreen painting Sundog is estimated to sell for between $8m and $12m.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

In 1984, Goldsmith licensed the photo to Vanity Fair, which hired Warhol to use it as the basis of a silkscreen print that would appear in the magazine.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2023

He created silkscreen print paintings and other revered and financially valuable works inspired by photos of celebrities including actress Marilyn Monroe, singer Elvis Presley, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Chinese leader Mao Zedong and boxer Muhammad Ali.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

That Polaroid shoot led to 11 silkscreen portraits; one of them is now going on auction for the first time.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Women wearing House of Spice dresses leave tiny trails of cinnamon and anise and saffron, and those from the House of Inventors are outfitted in gowns covered with silkscreen pictures of their newest products.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton