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Webster 1913 Edition

Xylography

Xy-log′ra-phy

,

Noun.

[

Xylo-

+

-graphy

: cf. F.

xylographie

.]

1.

The art of engraving on wood.

2.

The art of making prints from the natural grain of wood.

Knight.

3.

A method pf printing in colors upon wood for purposes of house decoration.

Ure.

Webster 1828 Edition

Xylography

XYLOGRAPHY

,

Noun.

[Gr., wood; to engrave.] Wood-engraving; the act or art of cutting figures in wood, in representation of natural objects.

Definition 2025

xylography

xylography

English

Noun

xylography ‎(uncountable)

The art of making xylographs.

Translations

art

Bulgarian: ксилография f ‎(ksilográfija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 木版術, 木版术 ‎(mùbǎnshù), 木版印刷法 ‎(mùbǎn yìnshuāfǎ)
Czech: dřevoryt m
Danish: xylografi c
Dutch: xylografie (nl) f
Estonian: puulõikekunst
Faroese: træskurður m
Finnish: ksylografia
French: xylographie (fr) f, gravure sur bois f

German: Holzschnitt m, Holzschneidekunst f, Xylographie (de) f, Xylografie (de) f
Greek: ξυλογραφία (el) f ‎(xylografía)
Indonesian: silografi
Japanese: 木版術 ‎(もくはんじゅつ, mokuhanjutsu)
Polish: drzeworytnictwo n
Portuguese: xilografia (pt) f
Russian: ксилогра́фия (ru) f ‎(ksilográfija)
Slovak: xylografia f, drevorytectvo n, drevorezba f
Spanish: xilografía (es) f