单词 | woodblock |
释义 | woodblock in British English (ˈwʊdˌblɒk) noun 1. a small rectangular flat block of wood that is laid with others as a floor surface 2. music another word for Chinese block woodblock in American English (ˈwudˌblɑk) noun 1. a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut 2. a print or impression from such a block 3. a hollow block of hard wood struck with a wooden stick or mallet and used in the percussion section of an orchestra adjective 4. made from a woodblock woodblock prints Word origin [1830–40; wood1 + block]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: format, isomerism, nationalism, stroboscope, walkoverExamples of 'woodblock' in a sentence |
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