block printingn.

Brit.

/ˌblɒk ˈprɪntɪŋ/,

/ˈblɒk ˌprɪntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌblɑk ˈprɪn(t)ɪŋ/,

/ˈblɑk ˌprɪn(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: block n.¹, printing n.

Etymology: < block n.¹ + printing n. Compare block print n.

A printing process in which ink or dye is transferred from carved or engraved blocks to paper or textiles. See block n.¹ 11.

ΘΠ

society > communication > printing > specific methods or processes > [noun] > printing from blocks

block-printing1816

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > relief engraving > [noun] > wood engraving and cutting > printing from wood-blocks

block-printing1816

xylography1816

1770 W. Guthrie New Geogr. Gram. 467 It has been generally said, that they [sc. the Chinese] understood printing before the Europeans; but that can be only applied to block printing.

1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 75 (note) The Portuguese Missionaries on their first visit to Japan, in 1549, found the art of block printing in use there.

1944 C. Drepperd Amer. Antiques 242/1 Hand-painted and resist-dyed cottons, chintzes, and calicoes, as made before the era of block printing.

2014 S. Dharmapala Saree (2015) 30 She took the group through the various saree embellishment techniques, ranging from silk painting to block printing, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	block printing
释义	block printingn. Brit. /ˌblɒk ˈprɪntɪŋ/, /ˈblɒk ˌprɪntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌblɑk ˈprɪn(t)ɪŋ/, /ˈblɑk ˌprɪn(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: block n.¹, printing n. Etymology: < block n.¹ + printing n. Compare block print n. A printing process in which ink or dye is transferred from carved or engraved blocks to paper or textiles. See block n.¹ 11. ΘΠ society > communication > printing > specific methods or processes > [noun] > printing from blocks block-printing1816 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > relief engraving > [noun] > wood engraving and cutting > printing from wood-blocks block-printing1816 xylography1816 1770 W. Guthrie New Geogr. Gram. 467 It has been generally said, that they [sc. the Chinese] understood printing before the Europeans; but that can be only applied to block printing. 1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 75 (note) The Portuguese Missionaries on their first visit to Japan, in 1549, found the art of block printing in use there. 1944 C. Drepperd Amer. Antiques 242/1 Hand-painted and resist-dyed cottons, chintzes, and calicoes, as made before the era of block printing. 2014 S. Dharmapala Saree (2015) 30 She took the group through the various saree embellishment techniques, ranging from silk painting to block printing, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1770
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