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单词 xylography
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Definition of xylography in English:

xylography

nounzʌɪˈlɒɡrəfizaɪˈlɑɡrəfi
mass nounrare
  • The art of engraving on wood or of printing from woodblocks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To compare, it is necessary to say, that in Europe the xylography came into the world only in the 14th century.
    • These prints maintain the characteristics of traditional xylography and reflect the ongoing changes in architecture, clothes and transportation in the country.
    • The art of xylography consists of sample writing, carving, printing and binding, all done by hand, Xu said.
    • Albrecht Dürer became a leader in the art of xylography and was a part of the distinguished group who created the woodcuts of the Chronicle.
    • First seen in China around the 1st century, wood engraving or xylography is the oldest engraving technique known.

Derivatives

  • xylographic

  • adjectiveˌzʌɪləˈɡrafɪkˌzaɪləˈɡræfɪk
    rare
    • Ancillary coverage is given to the editorial techniques used in preparing the Buddhist xylographic canons.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No complete set of either of the xylographic editions seems to have survived the Cultural Revolution, although single volumes still exist in Tibet.
      • In order to do a xylographic engraving you need to have a block of wood and the necessary tools: gouges and burins.
      • In fact, the maps are made with the xylographic method, but have the esthetic fineness of a copperplate engraving, needed to draw the tiny details found in a geographic map.
      • Overleaf is the image of Saint Chistopher and at the end an image of Christ on the cross, both xylographic.

Definition of xylography in US English:

xylography

nounzīˈläɡrəfēzaɪˈlɑɡrəfi
rare
  • The art of making woodcuts or wood engravings, especially by a relatively primitive technique.

    〈罕〉(尤指采用相对原始的技术进行的)木刻术

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Albrecht Dürer became a leader in the art of xylography and was a part of the distinguished group who created the woodcuts of the Chronicle.
    • These prints maintain the characteristics of traditional xylography and reflect the ongoing changes in architecture, clothes and transportation in the country.
    • The art of xylography consists of sample writing, carving, printing and binding, all done by hand, Xu said.
    • To compare, it is necessary to say, that in Europe the xylography came into the world only in the 14th century.
    • First seen in China around the 1st century, wood engraving or xylography is the oldest engraving technique known.
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