wood engraving

noun

A variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.

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woodcutwood block
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Meanings

nounwood engraving (countable and uncountable, plural wood engravings)

plural wood engravings

  1. countableuncountableA variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.
  2. countableA print taken from such an engraving.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna print made from a woodcut

Similar
woodcut
Broader
engraving

nounengraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints

Similar
woodcutwood block
Broader
engraving
Also see
woodcut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French gravure sur bois, xylogravure
  • gravure sur boisdetailed variation of woodcut
  • xylogravuredetailed variation of woodcut
German Holzstich, Holzriss
  • Holzstichdetailed variation of woodcut
  • Holzrissdetailed variation of woodcut
Polish ksylografia
  • ksylografiadetailed variation of woodcut
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APA

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MLA

“wood engraving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20engraving. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood engraving,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20engraving.

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