woodcut-printed
|wood-cut-print-ed|
/ˈwʊd.kʌtˌprɪn.tɪd/
(woodcut-print)
made by printing from a carved wooden block
Etymology
'woodcut-printed' is formed from the compound noun 'woodcut' + the past-participle/adjective 'printed'. 'woodcut' originates from English, combining 'wood' (Old English 'wudu', meaning 'wood') and 'cut' (Old English root meaning 'to cut'); 'print' originates from Old French and ultimately from Latin 'premere' meaning 'to press'.
'woodcut-printed' developed as a descriptive compound in English by joining the established noun 'woodcut' (a print made from a carved wooden block) with the past participle 'printed' to describe objects produced by that technique.
Initially, separate elements meant 'wood' + 'cut' and 'to press/produce an impression'; over time they combined into 'woodcut' (a specific print type) and then into compound adjectival forms like 'woodcut-printed' meaning 'produced by woodcut printing'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past participle form of 'woodcut-print': to print something using a woodcut (i.e., to have been printed from a carved wooden block).
The pages were woodcut-printed and hand-colored.
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Adjective 1
printed by means of a woodcut: produced by inking a carved wooden block (a relief surface) and pressing it onto paper or fabric.
The museum displayed a woodcut-printed folio from the 17th century.
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Last updated: 2025/09/25 00:49