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xilogravura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • woodcut noun A print made from a carved block of wood.

Senses

xilogravura is used for these senses in English:

  • woodblock printing A technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.
  • woodcut (countable) A print produced with this method.

woodcut — full definition

  1. noun A print made from a carved block of wood.
  2. noun A block of wood engraved so that it can be used to print an image.
  3. noun The method of printmaking that uses such a block.
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