woodblock
a print or impression from such a block.
made from a woodblock: woodblock prints.
Origin of woodblock
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How to use woodblock in a sentence
Bend the lower tube at right angles and insert it in a wood block, previously slotted with a saw to make a snug fit.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousBut the wood-block cannot give the depth of darkness, the method makes a convention of colour.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellA wood-block print will not tell well amid a wilderness of bric-à-brac or on a gaudy wall-paper.
Wood-Block Printing | F. Morley FletcherThis has been the expressed opinion of many who have undertaken a course of wood-block printing for this object alone.
Wood-Block Printing | F. Morley FletcherThe actual value of wood-block prints for use as decoration is a matter of personal taste and experience.
Wood-Block Printing | F. Morley Fletcher
British Dictionary definitions for wood block
a small rectangular flat block of wood that is laid with others as a floor surface
music another word for Chinese block
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