xylograph

English

WOTD – 4 April 2009

A 16th century xylograph (print) depicting the making of a xylograph (engraving).

Etymology

Back-formation from xylography, corresponding to xylo- (“wood”) +‎ -graph.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ.ləʊ.ɡɹɑːf/, /ˈzaɪ.lə.ɡɹɑːf/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ.loʊ.ɡɹɑːf/, /ˈzaɪ.lə.ɡɹɑːf/
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Noun

xylograph (plural xylographs)

An engraving in wood, especially one used for printing.
A print taken from an engraving in wood.

Synonyms

(engraving in wood): woodcut

Translations

engraving in wood

Czech: dřevoryt m
Finnish: ksylografia
Galician: xilografía (gl) f
Greek: ξυλογραφία (el) f (xylografía)

Italian: xilografia (it) f
Slovak: drevoryt m
Turkish: ksilografi, ağaç baskısı

print taken from an engraving in wood

Czech: dřevoryt m
Finnish: ksylografia

Greek: ξυλογραφία (el) f (xylografía), ξυλογράφημα (el) n (xylográfima)
Slovak: drevoryt m

Verb

xylograph (third-person singular simple present xylographs, present participle xylographing, simple past and past participle xylographed)

(transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood.

Translations

to make a print from an engraving in wood

Finnish: vedostaa

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