Meanings
nounwoodcut (countable and uncountable, plural woodcuts)
plural woodcuts
- countableAn engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
nounA method of printmaking from such a block.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounengraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
Similar
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ксилогра́фия
- ксилогра́фия (ksilográfija)method of printmaking
Catalan xilografia, xilografia
- xilografiamethod of printmaking
- xilografiaprint
Chinese Mandarin 木版術 /木版术, 木版印刷法
- 木版術 /木版术 (mùbǎnshù)method of printmaking
- 木版印刷法 (mùbǎn yìnshuāfǎ)method of printmaking
Czech dřevoryt, dřevoryt
- dřevorytmethod of printmaking
- dřevorytprint
Danish xylografi, træsnit
- xylografimethod of printmaking
- træsnitmethod of printmaking
Dutch xylografie
- xylografiemethod of printmaking
Estonian puulõikekunst
- puulõikekunstmethod of printmaking
Finnish puukaiverrus, ksylografia
- puukaiverrusmethod of printmaking
- ksylografiamethod of printmaking
- puupiirrosprint
- ksylografiaprint
French xylographie, gravure sur bois
- xylographiemethod of printmaking
- gravure sur boismethod of printmaking
German Holzschnitt, Holzschneidekunst
- Holzschnittmethod of printmaking
- Holzschneidekunstmethod of printmaking
- Xylographiemethod of printmaking
- Xylografiemethod of printmaking
- Holzschnittprint
Greek ξυλογραφία, ξυλογραφία
- ξυλογραφία (xylografía)method of printmaking
- ξυλογραφία (xylografía)print
- ξυλογράφημα (xylográfima)print
Indonesian silografi
- silografimethod of printmaking
Irish greanadh adhmaid
- greanadh adhmaidmethod of printmaking
Italian xilografia
- xilografiamethod of printmaking
Japanese 木版術
- 木版術 (mokuhanjutsu)method of printmaking
Korean 목판 인쇄
- 목판 인쇄 (mokpan inswae)method of printmaking
Latin xylographia
- xylographiamethod of printmaking
Norwegian Bokmål tresnitt
- tresnittmethod of printmaking
Polish drzeworytnictwo, drzeworyt
- drzeworytnictwomethod of printmaking
- drzeworytmethod of printmaking
- drzeworytprint
Portuguese xilografia, xilogravura
- xilografiamethod of printmaking
- xilogravuraprint
Russian ксилогра́фия
- ксилогра́фия (ksilográfija)method of printmaking
Slovak xylografia, drevorytectvo
- xylografiamethod of printmaking
- drevorytectvomethod of printmaking
- drevorezbamethod of printmaking
- drevorytprint
Spanish xilografía
- xilografíamethod of printmaking
Swedish träsnitt, träsnitt
- träsnittmethod of printmaking
- träsnittprint
Turkish ksilografi, ağaç baskısı
- ksilografimethod of printmaking
- ağaç baskısımethod of printmaking
Ukrainian деревори́т
- деревори́т (derevorýt)method of printmaking
Cite this entry
APA
woodcut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodcut
MLA
“woodcut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodcut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodcut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodcut.
Source: woodcut on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.