Serigraphs

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Printed artworks created by pressing ink through a patterned screen onto a surface ; reproductions made using a stencil and mesh screen technique ; images produced by silk screening where ink is forced through fine fabric onto paper or fabric
2. Art pieces produced by pushing ink through a fine mesh using a stencil to form designs ; graphic reproductions achieved with a screen-printing method ; visual works created by applying colored ink through a screen to generate precise patterns or pictures
3. Prints made by forcing pigment through a screen with a blocking stencil to form images ; artworks resulting from a process involving screen printing on materials ; designs created by applying ink over a mesh screen to transfer detailed patterns onto a surface

Etymology: "Serigraphs" is the plural of "serigraph," a noun for a print made by forcing ink through a stencilled mesh screen. The word combines Latin "sericum," meaning "silk," with the Greek-derived suffix "-graph," meaning something written or drawn. The silk in the name refers to the fine silk fabric that was historically stretched over frames to make these screens, so the word records the material that made the technique possible.

Synonyms: silkscreens, screen prints, prints, lithographs