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Definition of "printmaking" [printmaking]

  • The artistic design and manufacture of prints, such as woodcuts or silk-screens. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "printmaking" in a sentence
  • "Doing My Printmaking Homework for November gilcee prints when they hear the word printmaking, a print that's a copy of a painting."
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  • ""The printmaking was a great source of pride - and a great source of community," Griffiths Belt says."