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wood⋅block

[wood-blok]
–noun
1. a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut.
2. a print or impression from such a block.
3. a hollow block of hard wood struck with a wooden stick or mallet and used in the percussion section of an orchestra.
–adjective
4. made from a woodblock: woodblock prints.

Origin:
1830–40; wood 1 + block
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wood·block   (wŏŏd'blŏk')   
n.  
  1. See woodcut.

  2. also wood block Music A hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick to produce percussive effects in an orchestra.

wood·cut   (wŏŏd'kŭt')   
n.  
  1. A block of wood on whose surface a design for printing is engraved along the grain.

  2. A print made from a woodcut. Also called woodblock, woodprint.

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