Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A print made by the silk-screen process.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument for testing the uniformity of raw silk.
  • noun An instrument for testing the uniformity of raw silk.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A silk-screen print made by serigraphy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin sēricum, silk, neuter of sēricus, silken; see serge + –graph.]

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Examples

  • The word serigraph and silkscreen are often used interchangeably, but fine artists prefer serigraph to identify their work.

    Geek.com 2009

  • Yuri Dupond Original serigraph hand signed & numbered

    Hand Original | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • One such is "Fantasia," a 1982 serigraph based on a 1920 issue of the magazine.

    An Erté Retrospective 2011

  • Leroy Neiman serigraph original signed not numbered

    Original Signed | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • She begins by describing exactly what a serigraph is -- a fascinating process of layering the colors of various parts of the plants or other objects until the entire picture is printed.

    Cultivating a meaningful reflection of yourself in the garden 2010

  • Also included in the exhibition is a large scale serigraph, "Tree Of Life".

    Boing Boing 2008

  • A new limited-edition signed and num - bered serigraph will be released on opening night.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • Each large 11 color serigraph print is 18 "x 42" is $250 and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    A Fantastic Shag 2007

  • Each large 11 color serigraph print is 18 "x 42" is $250 and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    August 2007 2007

  • Hong Hao (born 1965) first became known with his early serigraph series Selected Scriptures (1992 – 2000), consisting of images of the pages of an open book whose witty content ranges from altered world maps to pop visual commentary on Chinese cultural history.

    A Cultural Revolution 2007

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