xylograph

WOTD – 4 April 2009    

English

A 16th century xylograph (print) depicting the making of a xylograph (engraving).

Etymology

Back-formation from xylography, corresponding to xylo- (“wood”) + -graph.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈzaɪ.ləʊ.ɡɹɑːf/, /ˈzaɪ.lə.ɡɹɑːf/
• (US) IPA: /ˈzaɪ.loʊ.ɡɹɑːf/, /ˈzaɪ.lə.ɡɹɑːf/

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Noun

xylograph (plural xylographs)

1. An engraving in wood, especially one used for printing.
2. A print taken from an engraving in wood.

Synonyms

• (engraving in wood): woodcut

Translations

engraving in wood

• Czech: dřevoryt (cs) m
• Finnish: ksylografia (fi)
• Greek: ξυλογραφία (el) (ksylografía) f

• Italian: xilografia (it) f
• Slovak: drevoryt (sk) m

print taken from an engraving in wood

• Czech: dřevoryt (cs) m
• Finnish: ksylografia (fi)

• Greek: ξυλογραφία (el) (ksylografía) f, ξυλογράφημα (el) (ksylográfima) n
• Slovak: drevoryt (sk) m

Verb

xylograph (third-person singular simple present xylographs, present participle xylographing, simple past and past participle xylographed)

1. (transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood.

Translations

to make a print from an engraving in wood

• Finnish: vedostaa (fi)

Related terms

• xylographer
• xylographic
• xylographical
• xylography