Block-print
a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
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a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks. one of a set of cube-shaped pieces of wood, plastic, or the like, used as a child’s toy in building. a mold […]
- Blockhouse
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a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track. Historical Examples Europe Revised Irvin S. Cobb State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt The Army Mule and Other War Sketches Henry A. Castle
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- Block-printing
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