woodcut, wood block, wood engraving
(noun) engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
woodcut, wood engraving
(noun) a print made from a woodcut
Source: WordNet® 3.1
woodcut (countable and uncountable, plural woodcuts)
(countable) An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
Synonyms: woodblock, xylograph
(uncountable) A method of printmaking from such a block.
Synonym: xylography
Coordinate terms: linocut, metalcut, woodblock printing, wood engraving
Hypernym: relief printing
(countable) A print produced with this method.
Synonyms: woodblock, xylograph
Source: Wiktionary
Wood"cut`, n.
Definition: An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under Wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
