xylograph

American

[zahy-luh-graf, -grahf] / ˈzaɪ ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an engraving on wood.

xylograph British

/ ˈzaɪləˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

an engraving in wood
a print taken from a wood block

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verb

(tr) to print (a design, illustration, etc) from a wood engraving

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Etymology

Origin of xylograph

First recorded in 1860–65; xylo- + -graph

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