block print

American  

noun

Fine Arts.

1. a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.

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Etymology

Origin of block print

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Elliott had been planning to donate a framed block print she’d owned for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

On the top of the flag, above the 48 stars, in black block print, reads “XI Olympiade Berlin 1936,” “Amerika USA.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023

We cemented a block print of the tarot card for strength — a woman holding open the jaws of a lion — under our threshold.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2022

In the ad, the large white block print on a black screen spells out the word “dangerous.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2016

The book printed under the imperial auspices in 1621 was the fifteen volumes of a Chinese lexicon after the block print issued in China of the Sung dynasty.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro