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woodcut

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈwʊdˌkʌt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodblock, woodprint, xylograph

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A method of printmaking from such a block.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: xylography

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: relief printing

3

noun

Meaning 3

A print produced with this method.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodblock, xylograph

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wood block, wood engraving

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: engraving

5

noun

Meaning 5

a print made from a woodcut

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wood engraving

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: engraving

History

Etymology

From wood + cut.

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ксилогра́фия (ksilográfija) — method of printmaking
  • Catalan: xilografia — method of printmaking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木版術 /木版术 (mùbǎnshù) — method of printmaking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木版印刷法 (mùbǎn yìnshuāfǎ) — method of printmaking
  • Czech: dřevoryt — method of printmaking
  • Danish: xylografi — method of printmaking
  • Danish: træsnit — method of printmaking
  • Dutch: xylografie — method of printmaking
  • Estonian: puulõikekunst — method of printmaking
  • Faroese: træskurður — method of printmaking
  • Finnish: puukaiverrus — method of printmaking
  • Finnish: ksylografia — method of printmaking
  • French: xylographie — method of printmaking
  • French: gravure sur bois — method of printmaking
  • Galician: gravado en madeira — method of printmaking
  • Galician: xilografía — method of printmaking
  • German: Holzschnitt — method of printmaking
  • German: Holzschneidekunst — method of printmaking
  • German: Xylographie — method of printmaking
  • German: Xylografie — method of printmaking
  • Greek: ξυλογραφία (xylografía) — method of printmaking
  • Indonesian: silografi — method of printmaking
  • Irish: greanadh adhmaid — method of printmaking
  • Italian: xilografia — method of printmaking
  • Japanese: 木版術 (mokuhanjutsu) — method of printmaking
  • Korean: 목판 인쇄 (mokpan inswae) — method of printmaking
  • Latin: xylographia — method of printmaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tresnitt — method of printmaking
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tresnitt — method of printmaking
  • Polish: drzeworytnictwo — method of printmaking
  • Polish: drzeworyt — method of printmaking
  • Portuguese: xilografia — method of printmaking
  • Russian: ксилогра́фия (ksilográfija) — method of printmaking
  • Slovak: xylografia — method of printmaking
  • Slovak: drevorytectvo — method of printmaking
  • Slovak: drevorezba — method of printmaking
  • Spanish: xilografía — method of printmaking
  • Swedish: träsnitt — method of printmaking
  • Turkish: ksilografi — method of printmaking
  • Turkish: ağaç baskısı — method of printmaking
  • Ukrainian: деревори́т (derevorýt) — method of printmaking
  • Catalan: xilografia — print
  • Czech: dřevoryt — print
  • Finnish: puupiirros — print
  • Finnish: ksylografia — print
  • German: Holzschnitt — print
  • Greek: ξυλογραφία (xylografía) — print
  • Greek: ξυλογράφημα (xylográfima) — print
  • Polish: drzeworyt — print
  • Portuguese: xilogravura — print
  • Slovak: drevoryt — print
  • Swedish: träsnitt — print