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woodcut

[ wood-kuht ]
/ ˈwʊdˌkʌt /
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noun

a carved block of wood from which prints are made.
a print or impression from such a block.

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Origin of woodcut

First recorded in 1655–65; wood1 + cut

Words nearby woodcut

woodcraft, woodcrafter, woodcraftsman, woodcreeper, wood cudweed, woodcut, woodcutter, Wood Dale, wood duck, wooded, wooden
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Words related to woodcut

illustration, inscription, etching, lithograph, impression, scratch, cutting, print, inscribing, chasing, intaglio, mezzotint, chiselling, rotogravure, photogravure, blocking, photoengraving, dry point, enchasing

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British Dictionary definitions for woodcut

woodcut
/ (ˈwʊdˌkʌt) /

noun

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