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woodcut

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wood·cut  (wdkt)
n.
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]
n
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.woodcut - a print made from a woodcut
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
engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
Translations
woodcut [ˈwʊdkʌt] Ngrabado m en madera
woodcut [ˈwʊdˌkʌt] nincisione f su legno


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One person of mild and benevolent aspect even gave me a tract ornamented with a woodcut of a malevolent young man fitted up with a perfect sausage-shop of fetters, and entitled, TO BE READ IN MY CELL.
Two of these are shown in the woodcut united together.
The handbill had the usual rude woodcut of a turbaned Negro woman running, with the customary bundle on a stick over her shoulder, and the heading in bold type, "$100 REWARD.
 
 
 
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