a block of wood, esp. one used in making a woodcut
Derived forms
woodblock (ˈwoodˌblock)
adjective
Examples of 'wood block' in a sentence
wood block
The restored house has many original features, including solid wood-block flooring and original fireplaces.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Her wood-block pieces usually fetch up to 500.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For the past 1,000 years it has been the snow-capped inspiration for proverbs, etchings, wood-block prints, haiku, aphorisms, metaphors, poetic symbolism, clichés and dramatic mise-en-scènes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The original cards were often worn away through use, and the wood blocks were invariablydestroyed.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
He keeps on his desk one of the original wood blocks that are still used in making the prints.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Teeth-chattering wood blocks one minute; insect swarms of tremulous strings the next: textures never kept still.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Even the encore, with dancers weaving zestily between musicians tapping on wood blocks, was a triumph.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Sometimes, humble wood blocks tapped out the lightest of patterns on the floor of the stage.