wood cut printing

  • 1Wood block [wood cut] printing — Печатание с деревянного клише; ксилография …

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  • 2wood|cut — «WUD KUHT», noun. 1. an engraved block of wood to print from. 2. a print made from such a block. Usage Woodcut in its broadest sense includes both wood block and wood engraving. In both, printing is by the relief method. In terms of black and… …

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  • 3wood engraving — wood′ engrav ing n. 1) fia the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on wood cut against the grain, for printing 2) fia a block of wood so engraved 3) fia a print or impression from it • Etymology: 1810–20 wood′ engrav er, n …

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  • 4printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …

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  • 5wood — I. /wʊd / (say wood) noun 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes;… …

  • 6Wood preservation — All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation (timber treatment). Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different (chemical) preservatives and processes… …

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  • 7cut — /kut/, v., cut, cutting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to penetrate with or as if with a sharp edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 2. to divide with or as if with a sharp edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 3. to detach with or as if… …

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  • 8cut — [[t]kʌt[/t]] v. cut, cut•ting, adj. n. 1) to penetrate with or as if with a sharp edged instrument or object 2) to divide with or as if with a sharp edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope[/ex] 3) to detach or remove with or as if with a… …

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  • 9wood engraving — noun Date: 1816 1. a relief printing surface consisting of a wooden block with a usually pictorial design cut in the end grain 2. a print from a wood engraving …

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  • 10wood·block — /ˈwʊdˌblɑːk/ noun, pl blocks [count] : a piece of wood that has a design cut into it and that is used for printing : ↑woodcut She made a woodblock print …

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