woodcut

noun

Meaning

A relief printing technique where an image is carved into the surface of a wooden block, leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.

Examples

The museum displayed a rare 15th-century woodcut depicting scenes from local folklore.
She learned the traditional process of creating a woodcut during her semester abroad in Japan.

Synonyms: print, engraving, xylograph

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woodcut

noun

Pronunciation: ˈwʊdkʌt

Definition

A relief printing technique where an image is carved into the surface of a wooden block, leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.

Examples

The museum displayed a rare 15th-century woodcut depicting scenes from local folklore.
She learned the traditional process of creating a woodcut during her semester abroad in Japan.
Many early book illustrations were produced as woodcuts because they could be printed alongside movable type.

How to Use woodcut

make a woodcut (collocation): to create an image using the woodcut technique — "He spent all weekend trying to make a woodcut for his final art project."
a woodcut of [subject] (prepositional phrase): describing the content depicted in the print — "The gallery featured a stunning woodcut of a stormy sea."

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