linecut

linecut
line cut n.
A letterpress printing plate made from a line drawing by a photoengraving process. Also called line engraving.

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  • linecut — n. a print obtained from a line drawing. Syn: line engraving. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a block that has been etched or engraved. Syn: line block, line engraving. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • linecut — noun 1. a print obtained from a line drawing • Syn: ↑line engraving • Hypernyms: ↑engraving 2. engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved • Syn: ↑line block, ↑line engraving …   Useful english dictionary

  • linecut — noun Date: circa 1909 a photoengraving of a line drawing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • linecut — noun A print obtained from a line drawing; line engraving …   Wiktionary

  • printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… …   Universalium

  • line block — noun engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved • Syn: ↑linecut, ↑line engraving • Hypernyms: ↑engraving * * * noun : linecut * * * line block noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • line engraving — noun 1. a print obtained from a line drawing • Syn: ↑linecut • Hypernyms: ↑engraving 2. engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved • Syn: ↑linecut, ↑line block …   Useful english dictionary

  • engraving — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Art of making designs by etching Nouns 1. engraving; line, mezzotint, or stipple engraving; drypoint, draw point, etching, intaglio, gravure, copperplate, silverpoint; steel or wood engraving; xylography …   English dictionary for students

  • line etching — noun : linecut …   Useful english dictionary

  • line plate — noun : linecut …   Useful english dictionary

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