"woodblock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woodblocks [plural]
Etymology: From 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 50 22 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 30 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 28 34 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 1 28 38 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 34 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 2 26 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 2 30 32 36 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 30 32 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 34 43 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 28 34 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 1 28 38 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 34 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 2 26 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 2 30 32 36 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'printing form': 1 19 63 17
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 30 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 29 31 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 28 34 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 1 28 38 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 34 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 2 26 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 2 30 32 36 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wood block Derived forms: woodblockist, woodblock printing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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