item vs stencil

item

verb
  • To make a note of. 

adv
  • likewise 

noun
  • A question on a test, which may include its answers. 

  • Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other. 

  • A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account. 

  • An object that can be picked up for later use. 

  • A distinct physical object. 

  • A short article in a newspaper. 

  • A matter for discussion in an agenda. 

stencil

verb
  • To print with a stencil. 

noun
  • A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. 

  • A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. 

  • A pattern produced using such a utensil. 

How often have the words item and stencil occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )