1. a printing plate made by photographically reproducing line drawings or text without halftone screens
Usage: printing
2. a print or reproduction made from such a plate
Usage: printing

Examples

• The publisher used a linecut to reproduce the author’s pen-and-ink illustrations.
• Linecuts were commonly used for printing simple black-and-white drawings.
• The newspaper’s linecut advertisements had sharp, clean edges.
• Before digital printing, linecuts were essential for reproducing text and line art.
• The artist’s sketch was converted into a linecut for mass production.
• Linecuts produce solid blacks and whites without gray tones.