xylography
the art of engraving on wood, or of printing from such engravings.
Origin of xylography
1Other words from xylography
- xy·log·ra·pher, noun
- xy·lo·graph·ic [zahy-luh-graf-ik], /ˌzaɪ ləˈgræf ɪk/, xy·lo·graph·i·cal, adjective
- xy·lo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use xylography in a sentence
How and why these xylographic pages appear in a book whose remaining forty-two pages are printed from types is a mystery.
The Story of Books | Gertrude Burford RawlingsMoreover, no entirely xylographic Speculum exists to lend colour to such a theory.
The Story of Books | Gertrude Burford RawlingsA somewhat similar idea had already occurred to the xylographic printers.
Engraving: Its Origin, Processes, and History | Henri DelabordeIn most of the xylographic books, indeed, the first page is quite without ornamentation.
Engraving: Its Origin, Processes, and History | Henri DelabordeWhy should the cutters of xylographic figures have been an exception to the general rule?
Engraving: Its Origin, Processes, and History | Henri Delaborde
British Dictionary definitions for xylography
/ (zaɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /
the art, craft, or process of printing from wooden blocks
Derived forms of xylography
- xylographer, noun
- xylographic (ˌzaɪləˈɡræfɪk) or xylographical, adjective
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