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1. A block of wood on whose surface a design for printing is engraved along the grain.

2. A print made from a woodcut. Also called woodblock, woodprint.

woodcut [ˈwʊdˌkʌt]

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a block of wood cut along the grain and with a design, illustration, etc., incised with a knife, from which prints are made

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a print from a woodcut

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Noun	1.	woodcut - a print made from a woodcut wood engraving engraving - a print made from an engraving
	2.	woodcut - engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints wood block, wood engraving engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved

Translations

woodcut [ˈwʊdkʌt] N → grabado m en madera

woodcut [ˈwʊdˌkʌt] n → incisione f su legno

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