What does "block printing" mean?

A method of printing cotton cloth and paperhangings with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with colouring matter.

What is a synonym for "block printing"?

Common synonyms include: woodcut printmaking, woodcuts.

noun

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Noun

1
A method of printing cotton cloth and paperhangings with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with colouring matter. uncountable
2
Synonym of woodblock printing. uncountable
"This invention seems never to have been developed to any practical application in superseding block-printing."

"This invention seems never to have been developed to any practical application in superseding block-printing."