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Meaning of "wood engraver" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOOD ENGRAVER

wood engraver  [wʊd ɪnˈɡreɪvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOOD ENGRAVER

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Wood engraver is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WOOD ENGRAVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wood engraver

Wood engraving

Wood engraving is a printmaking and letterpress printing technique, in which the artist works the image or matrix of images into a block of wood. Functionally a variety of woodcut, it uses relief printing, where the artist applies ink to the face of the block and prints using relatively low pressure. By contrast, ordinary engraving, like etching, uses a metal plate for the matrix, and is printed by the intaglio method, where the ink fills the valleys, the removed areas. As a result, wood engravings deteriorate less quickly than copper-plate engravings, and have a distinctive white-on-black character. Thomas Bewick developed the wood engraving technique at the end of the 18th century. His work differed from earlier woodcuts in two key ways. First, rather than using woodcarving tools such as knives, Bewick used an engraver's burin. With this, he could create thin delicate lines, often creating large dark areas in the composition. Second, wood engraving traditionally uses the wood's end grain—while the older technique used the softer side grain. The resulting increased hardness and durability facilitated more detailed images.

Definition of wood engraver in the English dictionary

The definition of wood engraver in the dictionary is a person who practises the art of wood engraving.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOOD ENGRAVER


cadaver
kəˈdeɪvə
craver
ˈkreɪvə
depraver
dɪˈpreɪvə
deva
ˈdeɪvə
engraver
ɪnˈɡreɪvə
favour
ˈfeɪvə
flavor
ˈfleɪvə
flavour
ˈfleɪvə
graver
ˈɡreɪvə
haver
ˈheɪvə
laver
ˈleɪvə
line-engraver
ˈlaɪnɪnˌɡreɪvə
paver
ˈpeɪvə
photoengraver
ˌfəʊtəʊɪnˈɡreɪvə
raver
ˈreɪvə
saver
ˈseɪvə
savor
ˈseɪvə
shaver
ˈʃeɪvə
waiver
ˈweɪvə
waver
ˈweɪvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOOD ENGRAVER

wood alcohol
wood anemone
wood ant
wood avens
wood betony
wood block
wood carving
wood coal
wood duck
wood engraving
wood hedgehog
wood hyacinth
wood ibis
wood melic
wood melick
wood nymph
wood opal
wood owl
wood pigeon
wood pitch

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOOD ENGRAVER

aver
beaver
caver
claver
cleaver
eager beaver
electric shaver
heaver
leaver
life-saver
meat cleaver
papaver
quaver
reaver
school-leaver
screensaver
slaver
taver
time-saver
weaver

Synonyms and antonyms of wood engraver in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wood engraver» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOOD ENGRAVER

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The translations of wood engraver from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wood engraver» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

木工雕刻机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grabador de madera
570 millions of speakers

English

wood engraver
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लकड़ी उकेरक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حفارة الخشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

древесины гравер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entalhador de madeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠ খোদাইকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graveur sur bois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengukir kayu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Holzschneider
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

木彫師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나무 조각사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kayu engraver
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khắc gỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரம் பொறிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाकडी खोदकाम करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oymacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legno incisore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grawer drewna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

деревини гравер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gravor lemn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξύλου χαράκτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hout graveur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trägravör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tre gravør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wood engraver

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOOD ENGRAVER»

The term «wood engraver» is normally little used and occupies the 112.081 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOOD ENGRAVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wood engraver

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOOD ENGRAVER»

Discover the use of wood engraver in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wood engraver and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Wood Engraver's Alphabet
This collection is intended for both the student of the complexities of nature's creations and the patron of the intricate art of wood engraving.
G. Brender à Brandis, 2008
2
Monica Poole: wood engraver
Wood engraver displays sensitivity to the natural world.
Anne Stevens, Monica Poole, Ashmolean Museum, 1993
3
A Memorial of Alexander Anderson, M.D., the First Engraver ...
He succeeded well, and hearing that there was no wood engraver in Philadelphia, he went thither in 1810, and found ample employment. During the War of 1812, he entered into other occupations, and relinquished the wood engraving ...
Benson John Lossing, 1872
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A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical: With ...
Gorway, Charles, wood engraver, 633. Gospels of Ulphilus, 58. Gothic monograms, 19. Grand-due de 1'armec c61este, 212. Gratture, the French term for the process of thickening the lines in a wood-cut by scraping them down, 550. Gravers ...
William Andrew Chatto, 1839
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A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical, with ...
Folkard, W. A. wood engraver, 544, 564'. Forms, a shape or mould, 42. Formschneider, 19, 43, 44, 410. Foster, Birket, artist, 551, 556—558, 570', 571'. Fournier, P. S. his discoveries with respect to the Speculum Salvationis, 101 ; his opinion of ...
John Jackson, William Andrew Chatto, Henry George Bohn, 1861
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On wood-engraving ...
The wood-engraver, to produce a similar result, has to remove the little diamond shaped interstices between the intersecting lines; for his printing is done by inking the raised or relieved portions of his work and then with paper over it, it is ...
Elbridge Kingsley, John P. Davis, 1890
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A Treatise on Wood Engraving: Historical and Practica
Jackson, John Baptist, an English wood engraver, perhaps a pupil of Kirkall, 537; I'apillon's notice of him, 538 ; engraves several chiaro-scuros at Venice, 539 ; establishes a manufactory for paper-hangings at Battersea, and publishes an ...
John Jackson, 1839
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The Seven Ages of Shakspeare. [With Engravings on Wood from ...
William Shakespeare, Maria GRAHAM (afterwards CALLCOTT (Maria) Lady.), John MARTIN (Librarian to the Duke of Bedford.), John THOMPSON (Wood- Engraver.), Samuel WILLIAMS (Wood Engraver.) to know that the consequence of ...
William Shakespeare, Maria GRAHAM (afterwards CALLCOTT (Maria) Lady.), John MARTIN (Librarian to the Duke of Bedford.), 1840
9
1980 Census of Population: Classified Index of Industries ...
... —C,1 72 Textile engraver Wax engraver-172 Wood-block artist Wood engraver Zinc-plate cutter—132-1 50 653 Sheet metal workers Aircraft metalsmith Angle bender —352,362 Assembler Sheet metal —352,362 Aviation metalsmith Beam  ...
‎1982
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The Athenaeum
If there could be a Statute to regulate Art, one of its first enactments should be, ( supposing that it recognized any wood-engraver who was not his own designer,) that every woodcut should be a perfect fac-similc of the design, and that the ...
‎1843

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOOD ENGRAVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wood engraver is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hamilton artist Campbell Smith dies
Playwright, poet, wood engraver, artist, teacher, mentor – these descriptives fail to capture Waikato's Campbell Smith. He was a giant in art, gently shaping its ... «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
2
His Hands Magic: the work of engraver Michael Renton
While he initially specialised in wood engraving and signwriting, Renton ... Bob mentioned a former star pupil, who was also a master wood engraver; this man ... «Creative Review, Apr 15»
3
Artists Find an Audience for Painstaking Letterpress Printing
The project began when Mr. Schanilec, a self-taught wood engraver and fine printer who seamlessly uses traditional techniques to modern ends, acquired a ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Pullinger Prints and Woodblocks Opening at Michener Saturday
VILLAGE HOTEL: The hotel in Lumberville, Pa, that wood engraver Herbert Stewart Pullinger (1878-1961) depicts here brings to mind more tranquil days. «Town Topics, Dec 14»
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Cambridge's Kettle's Yard holds Gwen Raverat engravings exhibition
Yet first and foremost Raverat was a wood engraver and print-maker - one of the key female artists of early twentieth century Britain - and it's this side of her life ... «Cambridge News, Sep 14»
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Stratton woman charged with burning child with wood engraver
A Stratton woman who allegedly burned her 4-year-old daughter with a wood engraving tool was ordered held in Franklin County Jail on $5,000 cash bail ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Aug 14»
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Hartland artist Merlyn Chesterman's work included in Society of …
A diverse and interesting array of wood-based artwork is on show at the Society of Wood Engraver's 76th annual exhibition, being held at the Burton Art Gallery ... «North Devon Journal, Aug 14»
8
Appeal for information about Worthing's Dr Oliver Gotch
The prolific painting partnership between Norman Janes, a wood engraver and watercolour painter, and his great friend Dr Oliver Gotch, of Worthing, will be one ... «Worthing Herald, Feb 14»
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Books: Lady Mabel Annesley won acclaim for her...
I am working on a biography of Elizabeth Rivers, an English wood engraver and illustrator ( 1903 – 1964) who spent the last two thirds of her life in the Aran ... «Waterloo Record, May 11»
10
Design notebook: Art on a tea towel
The ones here feature images of foxes, fish and deer by the wood engraver Andrew ... on Scottish linen by the wallpaper and textiles company Lewis & Wood. «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 10»

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