woodblock

[ wood-blok ]

noun

1. a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut.
2. a print or impression from such a block.
3. a hollow block of hard wood struck with a wooden stick or mallet and used in the percussion section of an orchestra.

adjective

1. made from a woodblock:

   woodblock prints.

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodblock¹

First recorded in 1830–40; wood ¹ + block

Example Sentences

In old pictures and woodblock engravings some curious illustrations are met with showing Englishwomen using the distaff.

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Nothing is certain except that woodblock work was at a 16 particularly low ebb.

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This was sometimes applied with woodblock or stencil but most often it was simply painted in by hand over a blockprinted outline.

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