woodcut
/ˈwʊdˌkʌt/
noun
- A print or picture made by carving a design into a block of wood, inking the raised surface, and pressing it onto paper or fabric.
- I bought a handmade woodcut from a local printmaker at the fair.
- The artist sold a beautiful woodcut of a forest scene at the gallery.
- The book was illustrated with detailed woodcuts from the 16th century.
- The technique or art of carving designs into wood for printing.
- Woodcut requires careful carving with special tools called gouges.
- She studied woodcut as part of her printmaking class in college.
- The museum had an exhibit on the history of woodcut in Japan.