Meanings
plural woodblocks · alternative wood block
- A woodcut.
- entertainmentA percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.
- mediaA wooden block used as a printing form.
In 1569 Choe Bu’s grandson, Yu Hi-chun, published the book in a wood block edition at Jeongju, Pyeongan Province.
2006, Kim Tae Joon, “Literature from Exiles”, in Lee Kyong-hee, transl., Korean Travel Literature, Ewha Womans University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 106Synonyms: woodcut
- hobbiesThe emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.
present singular third person woodblocks · participle present woodblocking · participle past woodblocked · past woodblocked · alternative wood block
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wooden block used as a printing form.
Origin
Translations
Catalan xilografia
- xilografiaprinting form
Czech štoček
- štočekprinting form
Dutch houtsnede
- houtsnedeprinting form
Polish klocek drzeworytowy
- klocek drzeworytowyprinting form
Vietnamese mộc bản
- mộc bảnprinting form
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Cite this entry
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