📖 Definitions of "Woodblock"
noun
- 1
A woodcut.
- 2
A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.
- 3
A wooden block used as a printing form.
- 4
The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wood blocknoun | Alternative form of woodblock. [A woodcut.] |
| woodcutnoun | (uncountable) A method of printmaking from such a block. |
| woodprintnoun | Synonym 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. |
| xylographnoun | An 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 printingnoun | A 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. |
| blocknoun | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. |
| blockboardnoun | A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood. |
| linecutnoun | A print obtained from a line drawing; a line engraving. |
| block booknoun | (historical) A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable type. |
| chromoxylographnoun | A woodcut produced in colour. |
| linoblocknoun | (printing, often attributive) A linoleum block used in block printing. |
| impressionnoun | The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person. |
| wood engravingnoun | (countable) A print taken from such an engraving. |
| paper cutnoun | A wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin. |
| block printingnoun | Synonym of woodblock printing. |
| xylotypographynoun | Printing using the medium of wooden blocks. |
| cardboard cut-outnoun | A piece of card that has been cut into a particular shape, especially the shape of a person with that person depicted on it. |
| bread boardnoun | Alternative form of breadboard. [A cutting board, especially for cutting bread.] |
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