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wood⋅cut

[wood-kuht]
–noun
1. a carved block of wood from which prints are made.
2. a print or impression from such a block.

Origin:
1655–65; wood 1 + cut
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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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