Meaning & use
Xylograph
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A print or engraving made from a carved block of wood.
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The museum displayed a rare medieval xylograph depicting a religious scene.
Early European printers relied on the xylograph before movable metal type became common.
A note on using this word
Formed from Greek 'xylon' (wood) and 'graphein' (to write or draw); the same 'xylo-' root appears in 'xylophone'.
Words with a similar meaning
woodcutwood engraving
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