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♦ wood /wʊd/A n.1 (spesso al pl.) bosco; foresta; selva: a clearing in the wood, una radura nel bosco; The mountains are covered with thick woods, le montagne sono coperte da fitte foreste2 [u] legno; legname; legna: hard [soft] wood, legno duro [dolce]; a house made of wood, una casa di legno; to chop wood, spaccare la legna; Go and fetch some more wood, va' a prendere dell'altra legna!3 (solo al sing.) botte; barile; fusto: beer ( drawn) from the wood, birra spillata dalla botte; whisky aged in the wood, whisky invecchiato in fusto4 (pl.) (mus.) strumenti a fiato in legno; legni10 legno; (fig. raro) stoffa (fig.); sostanza: I don't know what wood he's made of, non so di che stoffa sia fatto (o che tipo d'individuo sia)B a. attr.● (chim.) wood alcohol, alcol di legno; alcol metilico; metanolo □ (bot.) wood anemone ( Anemone nemorosa), anemone dei boschi □ wood block, blocchetto di legno ( per pavimenti, ecc.); (tipogr.) matrice di legno; ( arte) blocchetto di legno per xilografia □ ( grafica) wood-block printing, xilografia ( il processo) □ wood-burning, a legna: a wood-burning stove, una stufa a legna □ wood-carver, intagliatore □ wood-carving, intaglio (o scultura) in legno □ wood coal, carbone di legna; ( anche) lignite □ (zool.) wood dove = wood pigeon ► sotto □ wood-engraver, incisore su legno; xilografo □ wood-engraving, incisione su legno; xilografia di testa □ wood filler, stucco; turapori □ (edil.) wood floor (o wood flooring), parquet □ (edil.) wood floor laying, installazione del parquet □ wood flour, farina (o polvere) di legno □ wood-house, legnaia □ (zool.) wood-lark ( Lullula arborea), tottavilla □ (bot.) wood-lily, ( Convallaria majalis) mughetto; ( Pyrola minor) piroletta soldanina □ (mitol.) wood nymph, ninfa dei boschi; driade □ wood paper, carta di pasta di legno □ (zool.) wood pigeon, ( Columba palumbus) colombaccio; ( Columba oenas) colombella □ wood pulp, pasta di legno; cellulosa □ (mecc.) wood screw, vite da legno □ wood seasoning, stagionatura del legno □ (bot.) wood-sorrel ( Oxalis acetosella), acetosella; trifoglio acetoso; alleluia; luiula □ wood spirit = wood alcohol ► sopra □ wood stove, stufa a legna □ (chim.) wood tar, catrame vegetale (o tratto dal legno) □ wood-turner, tornitore di legno □ wood turning, tornitura del legno □ (chim.) wood vinegar, acido pirolegnoso □ wood wool, lana di legno □ (volg. USA) to get wood, avere un'erezione □ (naut.: di barca, ecc.) on the wood, priva di sartiame; a naviglio nudo □ (fig.) to be out of the wood, esser fuori dei guai (o fuori pericolo) □ to take to the woods, darsi alla macchia □ (fig.) to be unable to see the wood for the trees, perdersi nei dettagli; non vedere l'essenziale □ (fam.) Touch wood!, tocca ferro! ( per scaramanzia).(to) wood /wʊd/A v. t. ( raro)B v. i.( raro) fare legna; rifornirsi di legna.
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Wood engraving — is a relief printing technique, where the end grain of wood is used as a medium for engraving, thus differing from the older technique of woodcut, where the softer side grain is used. Origin and technique The technique of wood engraving developed … Wikipedia
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wood engraving — wood engraver. 1. the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on the end grain of wood, for printing. 2. a block of wood so engraved. 3. a print or impression from it. [1810 20] * * * ▪ art a printmaking technique in which a… … Universalium
wood engraving — n. 1. the art or process of engraving on wood 2. WOODCUT: a wood engraving is often distinguished from a woodcut in that the former uses a block of wood cut across the grain and the latter a block of wood cut along the grain wood engraver n … English World dictionary
wood 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
wood 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 … From formal English to slang
wood engraving — noun 1. a print made from a woodcut • Syn: ↑woodcut • Hypernyms: ↑engraving 2. engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints • Syn: ↑woodcut, ↑wood block … Useful english dictionary
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Wood — Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English