linocut

English

WOTD – 23 June 2017

linocut printing block

Etymology

From lino (“linoleum”) +‎ cut.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌɪnəʊkʌt/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪnoʊˌkət/
• Hyphenation: li‧no‧cut

Noun

linocut (plural linocuts)

1. (art, printing) A type of woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used for the relief surface; the design cut into the block.

   Hypernym: relief printing

   • 2009 June 14, Ann Hodgman, “A kid’s best friends: goldfish”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Still, this book's offbeat settings and strong, simple illustrations, in acrylic paint with pencil and rough-hewn linocut outlines, should help preschoolers — and parents — realize that when you bring some creativity to pet ownership, even a fish can be fun.

Translations

woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used

• Finnish: lino (fi), linoleumipiirros
• Galician: gravado ao linóleo m
• German: Linolschnitt (de) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: linoleumssnitt n

  Nynorsk: linoleumssnitt n

• Polish: linoryt
• Swedish: linoleumsnitt n

Further reading

• linocut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• lion cut