linecut

1. 1.

   a print obtained from a line drawing

   Synonymsline engraving

   Broaderengraving
2. 2.

   engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved

   Synonymsline blockline engraving

   Broaderengraving

Other forms of linecut

plural

linecuts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about linecut

What does linecut mean?

linecut means "a print obtained from a line drawing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in linecut?

linecut has 3 syllables: li-ne-cut. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for linecut?

Close synonyms include line engraving, line block, 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 linecut a common word?

linecut is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.