Word: silkscreen
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: silk
screen
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: silk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Σήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: Ser
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a silkworm
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
Affix: screen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: escren
Language: fro
Decoded: escren
PoS: Noun
Meaning: screen (physical barrier for protection or to block out light)