woodcut
pronunciation
How to pronounce woodcut in British English:
UK [ˈwʊdkʌt]
How to pronounce woodcut in American English:
US [ˈwʊdˌkʌt]
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- Noun:
- an engraving made from a woodcut
- engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
Word Origin
- woodcut (n.)
- "engraving on wood, or a print made from one," 1660s, from wood (n.) + cut (n.).
Example
- 1. Or someone just attacked this woodcut with a medieval hole-punch .
- 2. This is an image called " rotterdam " by the artist edward wadsworth . It 's a woodcut image from blast .
- 3. Graffiti meets fine art in this a piece by the acclaimed brooklyn-based artist swoon , who specialises in creating life-sized images of people many of whom she knows personally rendered in a german expressionist woodcut style . ( Christa larwood )