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单词 woodblock
释义

woodblock

[ wood-blok ]
/ ˈwʊdˌblɒk /

noun

a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut.
a print or impression from such a block.
a hollow block of hard wood struck with a wooden stick or mallet and used in the percussion section of an orchestra.

adjective

made from a woodblock: woodblock prints.

Origin of woodblock

First recorded in 1830–40; wood1 + block

Words nearby woodblock

wood ant, wood avens, wood betony, woodbin, woodbine, woodblock, woodborer, Woodbridge, Woodburn, Woodbury, woodcarver
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Example sentences from the Web for woodblock

  • Nothing is certain except that woodblock work was at a 16 particularly low ebb.

    John Baptist Jackson|Jacob Kainen
  • In old pictures and woodblock engravings some curious illustrations are met with showing Englishwomen using the distaff.

    Chats on Household Curios|Fred W. Burgess
  • This was sometimes applied with woodblock or stencil but most often it was simply painted in by hand over a blockprinted outline.

    John Baptist Jackson|Jacob Kainen

British Dictionary definitions for woodblock

wood block

noun

a small rectangular flat block of wood that is laid with others as a floor surface
music another word for Chinese block
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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