wood engraving

noun

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

First recorded in 1810–20

Related formswood engraver, noun

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Examples from the Web for wood engraving

Historical Examples of wood engraving

The art of wood-engraving has been carried, one could almost say, to perfection.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886
Various
Wood-engraving is the only thing I care about, and that had gone out before I began.
O Pioneers!
Willa Cather
I have mentioned the American development of wood-engraving.
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New
Walter Crane
The art of wood-engraving has progressed if the trade has languished.
Modern Illustration
Joseph Pennell
England was naturally the country where wood-engraving most flourished.
A History of Wood-Engraving
George Edward Woodberry

British Dictionary definitions for wood engraving

wood engraving

noun

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 Formswood engraver, noun

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