woodcut

[ wood-kuht ]
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noun
  1. a carved block of wood from which prints are made.

  2. a print or impression from such a block.

Origin of woodcut

1
First recorded in 1655–65; wood1 + cut

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British Dictionary definitions for woodcut

woodcut

/ (ˈwʊdˌkʌt) /


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

  2. a print from a woodcut

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