block-printedadj.
/ˌblɒkˈprɪntᵻd/, /ˈblɒkˌprɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌblɑkˈprɪn(t)ᵻd/, /ˈblɑkˌprɪn(t)ᵻd/ Produced using block printing (block printing n.).
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society > communication > printing > specific methods or processes > [adjective] > printing from blocks
tabular1816
xylotypographic1872
block-printed1883
1814 T. F. Dibdin Wks. Infancy of Printing p. v in Bibliotheca Spenceriana I. Heinecken arranges this work as the fifth in the series of block-printed books.
1883 Standard 26 Jan. 3/2 Mere block-printed papers.
1918 Bull. Art Inst. Chicago 12 93/1 Eighteenth and nineteenth century wall papers—painted, block printed, and roller printed.
2005 Country Living Apr. 180/1 Chrysanthemum.., a block-printed furnishing textile of 1868, combines oriental and botanical themes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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