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xylograph

[zahy-luh-graf, -grahf]

noun

  1. an engraving on wood.



xylograph

/ ˈzaɪləˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. an engraving in wood

  2. a print taken from a wood block

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to print (a design, illustration, etc) from a wood engraving

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of xylograph1

First recorded in 1860–65; xylo- + -graph
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

This brochure is a brief history of the evolution from xylographs to the methods used today for duplicating a typographical printing surface in a solid piece.

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