What is another word for woodcut?

Pronunciation: [wˈʊdkʌt] (IPA)

Woodcut, a type of printmaking technique that involves creating images or designs on a block of wood, has a few synonyms worth noting. For instance, the term "xylography" can be used interchangeably with woodcut as it also refers to the art of printing using a wooden block. Additionally, the word "wood engraving" can also be used to refer to the art of woodcut, particularly when the design is created through deeper incisions into the block. "Block printing" is another synonym that is used to describe woodcut. This technique involves carving all the areas of a block that are to remain unprinted and leaving raised parts to be inked. Overall, these synonyms give meaning to the term woodcut and expand the world of printmaking.

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What are the hypernyms for Woodcut?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Woodcut

I see now that woodcut of a gate and over the gate the words: "Knock and it shall be opened unto you."
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
woodcut pictures and woodcut text.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
woodcut pictures and text printed from movable type.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard

Famous quotes with Woodcut

  • As the misfortune befell in November [1918], I threw myself into the woodcut.. .It is a technique that provokes one to confession, to the unmistakable statement of what one finally means. It, or far more she, enforces a certain general validity of expression.. .I have finished a number of large woodcuts that deal with all of the distress of the times.
    Ernst Barlach
  • "The answer," said Frost, "is that I don't know. Not, certainly, in the kind of God that you are thinking of. Not the old white-whiskered, woodcut gentleman. But a supreme being — yes, I would believe in a God of that sort.
    Clifford D. Simak

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