woodblock

[ wood-blok ]

/ ˈwʊdˌblɒk /

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noun

a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut.

a print or impression from such a block.

a hollow block of hard wood struck with a wooden stick or mallet and used in the percussion section of an orchestra.

adjective

made from a woodblock: woodblock prints.

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Origin of woodblock

First recorded in 1830–40; wood¹ + block

Words nearby woodblock

wood ant, wood avens, wood betony, woodbin, woodbine, woodblock, woodborer, Woodbridge, Woodburn, Woodbury, woodcarver

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. Burgess
Nothing is certain except that woodblock work was at a 16 particularly low ebb.
John Baptist Jackson|Jacob Kainen
This 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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