WOOD ENGRAVING


Meaning of WOOD ENGRAVING in English

noun

1.

a. : the art or process of cutting a design upon wood and especially upon the end grain of wood for use as a letterpress printing surface — compare woodcut 1a

b. : a wooden letterpress printing surface bearing a usually pictorial design produced by wood engraving

2. : a design printed from a wood engraving

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