woodcut
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Heinrich_Aldegrever_woodblock.jpg.webp)
Heinrich Aldegrever, 1536, woodcut (1)
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Albrecht Dürer, Rhinocerus, 1515, woodcut (3)
Etymology
wood + cut
Noun
woodcut (countable and uncountable, plural woodcuts)
- (countable) An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
- Synonyms: woodblock, xylograph
- (uncountable) A method of printmaking from such a block.
- Synonym: xylography
- Coordinate terms: linocut, metalcut, woodblock printing, wood engraving
- Hypernym: relief printing
- (countable) A print produced with this method.
- Synonyms: woodblock, xylograph
Translations
method of printmaking
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print
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See also
- pyrography
- wood engraving
- woodblock printing
- xylography
Further reading
woodcut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia