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Definition of woodcut

woodcut

/ˈwʊd.kʌt/
wood · cut
Plural:woodcuts
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• noun

1

A print or illustration made from a carved wooden block, or the carved block itself.

Example

"The museum acquired a rare sixteenth-century woodcut by Albrecht Dürer."

2

A printmaking technique in which an artist carves an image into the surface of a wooden block, leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.

Example

"The art students spent the semester learning the traditional craft of woodcut and relief printing."

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• Nearby Words

woodcraft
woodcrafter
woodcreeper
woodcut
woodcutter
woodcutting
wooded

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the early 17th century as a compound of the Old English roots 'wudu' (wood) and 'cut', referring to the relief printing process developed in East Asia and popularized in Europe during the 15th century.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Woodcut. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/woodcut
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