Wednesday, November 30, 2005

word of the day
from Merriam Webster Online

xylography • \zye-LAH-gruh-fee\ • noun
: the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing

Example sentence:
"Since the Great Storm of 1987 unexpectedly unleashed so much material for woodcutters and print-makers, interest in xylography has burgeoned." (The Observer, April 3, 1994)

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