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Meanings
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wooden printing block
A block of wood carved with a pattern or text, used for traditional printing.
This wooden printing block was used for ukiyo-e prints in the Edo period.
Usage patterns
- 形木を彫るto carve a printing block
The craftsman carefully carved the printing block.
- 〈物〉を形木で刷るto print something using a wooden block
They printed a pattern onto the cloth using a wooden block.