XYLOGRAPH

Etymology

Noun

xylograph (plural xylographs or xylographica)

An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).

Synonym: woodcut

A print taken from such an engraving.

Verb

xylograph (third-person singular simple present xylographs, present participle xylographing, simple past and past participle xylographed)

(transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood.

Source: Wiktionary


Xy"lo*graph, n. Etym: [Xylo- + -graph.]

Definition: An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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