noun
- plural of linecut; relief printing plates made by photographically etching line drawings onto metal, or prints made from such plates
Usage: printing terminology
Examples
- The newspaper used linecuts to reproduce the editorial cartoons.
- Old printing shops often had collections of linecuts for illustrations.
- The book’s linecuts gave it a distinctive vintage appearance.
- Artists would submit their drawings to be made into linecuts for publication.
- The quality of linecuts depended on the precision of the etching process.