xylography
xy·log·ra·phy
noun \zī-ˈlä-grə-fē\Definition of XYLOGRAPHY
: the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing
— xy·lo·graph \ˈzī-lə-ˌgraf\ noun
— xy·log·ra·pher \zī-ˈlä-grə-fər\ noun
— xy·lo·graph·ic \ˌzī-lə-ˈgra-fik\ also xy·lo·graph·i·cal \-fi-kəl\ adjective
Origin of XYLOGRAPHY
French xylographie, from xyl- + -graphie -graphy
First Known Use: 1816
Rhymes with XYLOGRAPHY
autography, cacography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography
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