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• woodcut — ► NOUN ▪ a print of a type made from a design cut in relief in a block of wood …   English terms dictionary

• Woodcut — For the origins of the technique, development in Asia, and non artistic use in Europe, see woodblock printing; for the related technique invented in the 18th century, see wood engraving. Four horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer. Woodcut… …   Wikipedia

• Relief print — A relief print is an image created by a printmaking process, such as woodcut, where the areas of the matrix (plate or block) that are to show printed black (typically) are on the original surface ; the parts of the matrix that are to be blank… …   Wikipedia

• woodcut — /wood kut /, n. 1. a carved block of wood from which prints are made. 2. a print or impression from such a block. [1655 65; WOOD1 + CUT] * * * Design printed from a plank of wood incised parallel to the vertical axis of the wood s grain. One of… …   Universalium

• woodcut — noun Date: 1662 1. a relief printing surface consisting of a wooden block with a usually pictorial design cut with the grain 2. a print from a woodcut …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• relief printing —       in art printmaking, a process consisting of cutting or etching a printing surface in such a way that all that remains of the original surface is the design to be printed. Examples of relief printing processes include woodcut, anastatic… …   Universalium

• woodcut — Synonyms and related words: act drop, aquatint, asbestos, asbestos board, autolithograph, backdrop, batten, block, block print, border, cerography, chalcography, chromolithograph, cloth, color print, copperplate, copperplate print, coulisse,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• relief printing —    Printing methods in which a block of wood, linoleum or some other material s surface is carved so that an image can be printed from it un carved areas receiving ink which transfers to another surface when the block is pressed against it. Block …   Glossary of Art Terms

• woodcut — noun a print made from a design cut in relief in a block of wood, formerly used for book illustrations …   English new terms dictionary

• woodcut — wood•cut [[t]ˈwʊdˌkʌt[/t]] n. 1) fia a block of wood engraved in relief, from which prints are made; woodblock 2) fia a print or impression from such a block • Etymology: 1655–65 …   From formal English to slang

• woodcut — n. 1 a relief cut on a block of wood sawn along the grain. 2 a print made from this, esp. as an illustration in a book. 3 the technique of making such reliefs and prints …   Useful english dictionary