n.
Pronunciation: z ī - ' lä-gr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French xylographie, from xyl- + -graphie -graphy
Date: 1816
: the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
– xy · lo · graph \ ' z ī -l ə - ˌ graf \ noun
– xy · log · ra · pher \ z ī - ' lä-gr ə -f ə r \ noun
– xy · lo · graph · ic \ ˌ z ī -l ə - ' gra-fik \ also xy · lo · graph · i · cal \ -fi-k ə l \ adjective