noun · countable / uncountable · rare

woodcut

woodcut · woodcuts

дереворит

ксилография

Holzschnitt, Holzschneidekunst, Xylographie, Xylografie

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

US/ˈwʊdˌkʌt/

Meaning

3 senses

(countable)An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
(uncountable)A method of printmaking from such a block.
Holzschnitt, Holzschneidekunst, Xylographie
ксилогра́фияksilográfija
деревори́тderevorýt
(countable)A print produced with this method.
Holzschnitt
a print made from a woodcut

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Deutsch

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From wood + cut.

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plural: woodcuts

Singular	woodcut
Plural	woodcuts

regular

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints:wood block wood engraving
a print made from a woodcut:wood engraving

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