Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wood engraving

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
wood en-grav-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A print taken from such an engraving.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

wood engravings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

woodcut

Synonyms

woodcut wood block

Questions

What does wood engraving mean?
A variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.

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