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linocut

American  
[lahy-nuh-kuht] / ˈlaɪ nəˌkʌt /

noun

  1. a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.

  2. a print made from such a cut.


linocut British  
/ ˈlaɪnəʊˌkʌt /

noun

  1. a design cut in relief on linoleum mounted on a wooden block

  2. a print made from such a design

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of linocut

First recorded in 1905–10; lino(leum) + cut

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