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woodblock
[ wood-blok ]
/ ˈwʊdˌblɒk /
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noun
adjective
made from a woodblock: woodblock prints.
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Words nearby woodblock
wood ant, wood avens, wood betony, woodbin, woodbine, woodblock, woodborer, Woodbridge, Woodburn, Woodbury, woodcarver
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How to use woodblock in a sentence
In old pictures and woodblock engravings some curious illustrations are met with showing Englishwomen using the distaff.
Chats on Household Curios|Fred W. BurgessNothing is certain except that woodblock work was at a 16 particularly low ebb.
John Baptist Jackson|Jacob KainenThis was sometimes applied with woodblock or stencil but most often it was simply painted in by hand over a blockprinted outline.
John Baptist Jackson|Jacob Kainen
British Dictionary definitions for woodblock
wood block
noun
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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