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wood engraving

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

wood engraving: a variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end...
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Noun

wood engraving (countable and uncountable, plural wood engravings)

  1. A variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.
  2. (countable) A print taken from such an engraving.

wood engraving meaning in Tamil

wood engraving in Tamil

மரச் சித்திரவேலை

Forms of wood engraving

pluralwood engravings

Questions about wood engraving

What does wood engraving mean?
Wood engraving means a variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.
What is wood engraving in Tamil?
Wood engraving in Tamil is மரச் சித்திரவேலை. See Wood engraving meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wood engraving?
Wood engraving is a noun.
What is the plural of wood engraving?
The plural of wood engraving is wood engravings.

Words near wood engraving in the dictionary

  1. wood ears
  2. Wood effect
  3. wood elf
  4. wood elves
  5. Wood End
  6. wood engraving
  7. wood engravings
  8. Wood family
  9. wood fern
  10. wood ferns
  11. wood finishing

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