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block print

noun

, Fine Arts.
  1. a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of block print1

First recorded in 1810–20

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Example Sentences

Then he sets about explaining why he left his base, in poorly spelled block print.

I had a framed print of a painting of pastel mountains with block print that said “Everything is Going to Be Okay.”

A wood-block print will not tell well amid a wilderness of bric-à-brac or on a gaudy wall-paper.

In a block print design no connection of the light or separation of the dark parts has to be considered.

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