block print
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of block print
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Elliott had been planning to donate a framed block print she’d owned for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
The abstract block print motifs can range from organic and free-flowing designs to more structured and geometric abstractions.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
In the master bedroom, Cotton’s love of mixing color and pattern reaches full bloom, with peacock-blue moldings and walls papered in a dense indigo block print.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2020
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
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