xylograph

American  

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

noun

1. an engraving on wood.

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xylograph British  

/ ˈzaɪləˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. an engraving in wood

2. a print taken from a wood block

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of xylograph

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

Example Sentences

This brochure is a brief history of the evolution from xylographs to the methods used today for duplicating a typographical printing surface in a solid piece.

From Project Gutenberg