xylograph
/ˈzaɪləˌɡræf/
noun
- A print or engraving made from a woodblock; a woodcut.
- Artists in the 15th century often used xylographs to illustrate religious texts.
- She framed the xylograph and hung it on her living room wall.
- The old book contained a beautiful xylograph of a medieval castle.
Synonyms
verb
- To produce a print or engraving from a woodblock.
- The artisan learned to xylograph intricate patterns onto paper.
- They used a sharp tool to xylograph the design into the wood.
- In art class, we tried to xylograph a simple landscape scene.