woodcut

American  

[wood-kuht] / ˈwʊdˌkʌt /

noun

1. a carved block of wood from which prints are made.

2. a print or impression from such a block.

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woodcut British  

/ ˈwʊdˌkʌt /

noun

1. a block of wood cut along the grain and with a design, illustration, etc, incised with a knife, from which prints are made

2. a print from a woodcut

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Etymology

Origin of woodcut

First recorded in 1655–65; wood ¹ + cut

Example Sentences

She spent long hours making woodcut prints, paintings and the occasional sculpture and sold her work at local shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Another artist in the show, Abdul Rop, known for his mesmerising woodcut prints and paintings, says that in order to “achieve utopia”, Nairobians need to work together.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

This fifteenth-century woodcut image from the Nuremburg Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel depicts Death dancing and celebrating.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The prints are listed primarily as serigraph, also known as silk-screen, or relief, which includes woodcut and linocut.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

“He did a woodcut of this,” Rick said, reading the card tacked below the painting.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Related Words

• etching
• illustration
• inscription
• lithograph