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wood engraving
wood engravingn.1. a. A block of wood on whose surface a design for printing is engraved across the end grain.b. A print made from a wood engraving.2. The art or process of making wood engravings.wood engraving n 1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the art of engraving pictures or designs on wood for printing by incising them with a burin on a block of wood cut across the grain 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a block of wood so engraved or a print taken from it wood engraver nwood′ engrav`ing
n. 1. the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on wood cut against the grain, for printing. 2. a block of wood so engraved. 3. a print or impression from it. [1810–20] wood′ engrav`er, n. wood engraving - Essentially the reverse of a woodcut.See also related terms for reverse.wood engravingA technique like woodcut but using hardwood sawn across the grain and with a finer design, cut more shallowly using burins and similar engraving tools. Thomas Bewick excelled in this technique.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wood engraving - a print made from a woodcutwoodcutengraving - a print made from an engraving | | 2. | wood engraving - engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make printswood block, woodcutengraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved |
Translationswood engraving
wood engraving[′wu̇d in‚grāv·iŋ] (graphic arts) An engraving carved on the edge grain of a piece of wood. wood engraving
Synonyms for wood engravingnoun a print made from a woodcutSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into itSynonymsRelated Words |