"woodblock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woodblocks [plural]
Etymology: wood + block Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wood|block}} wood + block Head templates: {{en-noun}} woodblock (plural woodblocks)
  1. A woodcut.
    Sense id: en-woodblock-en-noun-lQG6uy0c
  2. (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-woodblock-en-noun-wHG~s04i Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 1 62 17 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 31 31 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 49 23 28 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (printing) A wooden block used as a printing form. Categories (topical): Printing Synonyms: woodcut Translations (printing form): xilografia [feminine] (Catalan), štoček [masculine] (Czech), houtsnede [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ياغاچ بەتى (yaghach beti) (Uyghur), mộc bản (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-woodblock-en-noun-4OY06PPn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 31 31 37 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'printing form': 1 15 65 18
  4. (philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861. Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-woodblock-en-noun-zOPLOwqt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 31 31 37 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wood block Derived forms: woodblockist, woodblock printing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for woodblock meaning in English (4.2kB)

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