linecut
- noun
- /ˈlaɪnˌkʌt/
- Specialized
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grabado en línea
- This linecut was produced directly from the artist's original pen-and-ink sketch.
Examples
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The magazine featured a beautiful linecut of the newly built city hall.
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The artist created a beautiful linecut for the exhibition.
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He collects books illustrated with linecuts from the early twentieth century.
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Have you ever seen a linecut in a magazine?
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The magazine featured a beautiful linecut of the newly built city hall.
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He collects books illustrated with linecuts from the early twentieth century.
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This linecut was produced directly from the artist's original pen-and-ink sketch.
Synonyms
A picture made by cutting lines into metal and then printing it
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Morphology
Etymology
Linecut combines line ('a long thin mark') and cut ('to cut'), so it literally names a picture made by cutting or carving along lines for printing. That's why a linecut looks like a drawing turned into a print with strong black lines and white spaces.