woodblock

[ wood-blok ]
noun

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

  2. a print or impression from such a block.

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

adjective

  1. made from a woodblock: woodblock prints.

Origin of woodblock

1
First recorded in 1830–40; wood1 + block

Words Nearby woodblock

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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. 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 wood block

wood block
noun

  1. a small rectangular flat block of wood that is laid with others as a floor surface

  2. music another word for Chinese block

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