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xylography

(zī läg′rə fē)

noun

Rare the art of making woodcuts or wood engravings

Origin: Fr xylographie: see xylo- & -graphy

Related Forms:

xylographer noun
xylographic adjective or xylographical

See xylography in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Wood engraving, especially of an early period.
The art of printing texts or illustrations, sometimes with color, from woodblocks, as distinct from typography.

Related Forms:

xyˌlo·graphˈic (-lə-grăfˈĭk), xyˌlo·graphˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective

xyˌlo·graphˈi·cal·ly adverb

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