noun
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a design cut in relief on linoleum mounted on a wooden block
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a print made from such a design
Etymology
Origin of linocut
First recorded in 1905–10; lino(leum) + cut
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The first piece of art she bought in 1976 was a linocut from the artist and activist Ruth Waddy at a printmaking demonstration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
The prints are listed primarily as serigraph, also known as silk-screen, or relief, which includes woodcut and linocut.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
Two works depict urban infrastructure: a monoprint of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, by Rachel Burgess, and a linocut of a power line, by Ondine Wolfe Crispin.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
Scottish rock singer Edwyn Collins used a linocut of a salmon for the sleeve of his album, Understated.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2013
Richard Olsen created the yellow-and-black linocut after returning home following a year's tour as an Army helicopter pilot with the 33rd Transportation Company in Vietnam.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2012
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