A black-and-white engraving is a type of printmaking technique in which an image is carved into a block of wood or metal and then inked and printed onto paper. The term 'black-and-white engraving' is often used interchangeably with the term 'linecut, ' which is a seven-letter word that is one of the solutions to the crossword puzzle. Linecut is a form of relief printing, meaning that the image is raised from the surface of the block and the non-image areas are cut away.