linecut

9.5

A printed picture made from a drawing with black lines and white areas for books or magazines

noun
/ˈlaɪnˌkʌt/

Specialized

: grabado en línea

This linecut was produced directly from the artist's original pen-and-ink sketch.

Examples

The magazine featured a beautiful linecut of the newly built city hall.
The artist created a beautiful linecut for the exhibition.
He collects books illustrated with linecuts from the early twentieth century.
Have you ever seen a linecut in a magazine?
The magazine featured a beautiful linecut of the newly built city hall.
He collects books illustrated with linecuts from the early twentieth century.
This linecut was produced directly from the artist's original pen-and-ink sketch.

Synonyms

line engraving

vslinecut

Specialized

1 7.6

A picture made by cutting lines into metal and then printing it

emphasizes strong black lines and white space visual effect not the metal cutting

How Detailed

engraving

13 4.1

etching

5 6.3

woodcut

3 6.5

linecut

Specialized

9.5

line drawing

2 3.6

Surface Forms

linecut singular

linecuts plural

Morphology

linecut = line + cut (transparent) = line + cut

The compound plainly combines 'line' + 'cut' to denote a cut/print made of lines, so learners who know both words can infer the meaning.

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.