wood engraving
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- noun
- /wʊd ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/
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grabado en madera
- In 1821, the first volume of the Christian Almanac, produced by the American Tract Society, featured a wood engraving of a missionary.
Examples
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The museum features a section dedicated to wood engraving, showcasing intricate designs carved into wood blocks.
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Many of the books and broadsides also contain wood engravings by Howard.
Academic text (2013) -
A wood engraving depicting Luke the Evangelist was regarded for a long time as the first example of engraving here in Russia.
Academic text (2000) -
A modest quarto edition, published simultaneously with the folio one, had no photographs and contained instead wood engravings done from the photographs.
Academic text (2006) -
The nineteenth century and the beginning of this century were thus marked by the cultivation of wood-engraving and etching as "pure" forms of art, independent of practical application.
Academic text (2000) -
She learned wood engraving as a way to create unique prints for her art collection.
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Many historic books include wood engravings that illustrate scenes from daily life in the past.
Synonyms
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3.6
A picture made by pressing paper on a carved surface with ink
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4.1
A picture made by cutting or etching a hard surface
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A picture printed from a carved block of wood or the carved block itself
Carving designs into wood blocks to make prints
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'wood' (the material) + 'engraving' (a print/method of cutting patterns), i.e. an engraving made on wood or the technique of producing prints from carved wood. This noun-noun compound follows a regular English formation and parallels constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun wood engraving comes from the simple image of an artist carving a design into a block of wood and doing the act of engraving, then pressing paper onto it to make a 'print'. So wood engraving means a 'print' made by carving a block of wood or the method of making such prints.