noun
Meaning 1
A woodcut.
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woodblock
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noun
Meaning 2
A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 3
A wooden block used as a printing form.
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Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
Meaning 4
The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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verb
Meaning 5
To print with a woodcut.
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verb
Meaning 6
To floor or pave with blocks of wood.
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History
Etymology
From wood + block.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: xilografia — printing form
- Czech: štoček — printing form
- Dutch: houtsnede — printing form
- Polish: klocek drzeworytowy — printing form
- Uyghur: ياغاچ بەتى (yaghach beti) — printing form
- Vietnamese: mộc bản — printing form
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