woodcut

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈwʊdˌkʌt/ See IPA manual

Freq #111320

Meanings

1

noun
engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it
2

noun
a print made from a woodcut
3

noun
An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
4

noun
A method of printmaking from such a block.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · engraving consisting of a... wood blockwood engraving

2 noun · a print made from a woodcut wood engraving

3 noun · an engraved block of wood,... woodblockwoodprintxylograph

4 noun · a method of printmaking... xylography

Word family

Related forms pyrographyxylography

Etymology

From wood + cut.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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