line block

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   engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved

   Synonymslinecutline engraving

   Broaderengraving

Questions about line block

What does line block mean?

line block means "engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved".

What is another word for line block?

Close synonyms include linecut, line engraving. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is line block a common word?

line block is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.