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Woodblock

A woodcut.

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noun
  1. 1

    A woodcut.

  2. 2

    A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.

  3. 3

    A wooden block used as a printing form.

  4. 4

    The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.

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wood blocknounAlternative form of woodblock. [A woodcut.]
woodcutnoun(uncountable) A method of printmaking from such a block.
woodprintnounSynonym of woodcut (“print produced from engraved block of wood”).
linocutnoun(art, printing) A type of woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used for the relief surface; the design cut into the block.
xylographnounAn engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).
chiaroscuronoun(painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.
woodblock printingnounA technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.
blocknounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
blockboardnounA compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
linecutnounA print obtained from a line drawing; a line engraving.
block booknoun(historical) A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable type.
chromoxylographnounA woodcut produced in colour.
linoblocknoun(printing, often attributive) A linoleum block used in block printing.
impressionnounThe overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
wood engravingnoun(countable) A print taken from such an engraving.
paper cutnounA wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.
block printingnounSynonym of woodblock printing.
xylotypographynounPrinting using the medium of wooden blocks.
cardboard cut-outnounA piece of card that has been cut into a particular shape, especially the shape of a person with that person depicted on it.
bread boardnounAlternative form of breadboard. [A cutting board, especially for cutting bread.]

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