wood engraving
the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on the end grain of wood, for printing.
a block of wood so engraved.
a print or impression from it.
Origin of wood engraving
1Other words from wood engraving
- wood engraver, noun
Words Nearby wood engraving
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How to use wood engraving in a sentence
It has often been a matter of surprise to us that ladies did not study wood-engraving as a profession.
We give a carefully executed wood engraving of the celebrated picture.
The tools required for wood engraving are similar but more numerous than those of the engraver on copper or steel.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousWood-engraving of the first order is hardly likely to die out.
English Illustration 'The Sixties': 1855-70 | Gleeson WhiteWe have it on Drer's own authority that he took up etching and wood-engraving because it paid better.
Drer | Herbert E. A. (Herbert Ernest Augustus) Furst
British Dictionary definitions for wood engraving
the art of engraving pictures or designs on wood for printing by incising them with a burin on a block of wood cut across the grain
a block of wood so engraved or a print taken from it
Derived forms of wood engraving
- wood engraver, noun
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