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Meaning of Woodblock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A woodcut.
  2. A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.
  3. A wooden block used as a printing form.
  4. The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.

Equivalents

العربية الخشبة
Català xilografia
Čeština štoček
Nederlands houtsnede
Tiếng Việt mộc bản

Examples

“In 1569 Choe Bu’s grandson, Yu Hi-chun, published the book in a wood block edition at Jeongju, Pyeongan Province.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

woodblock printing woodblockist Woodblocks Woodborer Woodboro Woodborough

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