woodcut
noun
wood·cut
ˈwu̇d-ˌkət 
1
: a relief printing surface consisting of a wooden block with a usually pictorial design cut with the grain
2
: a print from a woodcut
Examples of woodcut in a Sentence
a collection of fine woodcuts
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Delivery and presentation: Dandelion’s classic chocolate boxes skew toward the minimalist and graceful, a bit like a collection of Japanese woodcuts.
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 1 Feb. 2026
In his research, Bader found woodcut illustrations of a design gem that ended up featuring heavily in the last part of the film: candle holders that fit onto the peg rails that line many of the interior spaces in the Shaker community.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
Louis Miller is a librarian at Osher says the Nuremburg Chronicle contains more than 1800 woodcut illustrations of cities.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The exhibition will feature woodcut prints by this Bay Area artist which is influenced by the traditional Japanese style of master woodblock print artists Hokusai and Hiroshige.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 1 Feb. 2026
In his research, Bader found woodcut illustrations of a design gem that ended up featuring heavily in the last part of the film: candle holders that fit onto the peg rails that line many of the interior spaces in the Shaker community.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
Louis Miller is a librarian at Osher says the Nuremburg Chronicle contains more than 1800 woodcut illustrations of cities.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The exhibition will feature woodcut prints by this Bay Area artist which is influenced by the traditional Japanese style of master woodblock print artists Hokusai and Hiroshige.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Woodcut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodcut. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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woodcut
noun
wood·cut
-ˌkət
1
: a printing surface having a raised design carved from a block of wood
2
: a print from a woodcut
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