copperplate, copperplate engraving
(noun) an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
copperplate
(noun) a print made from an engraved copperplate
copperplate
(noun) a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
copperplate (countable and uncountable, plural copperplates)
A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
A print made from such a plate.
A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
copperplate (third-person singular simple present copperplates, present participle copperplating, simple past and past participle copperplated)
To engrave on and print from a copperplate.
Source: Wiktionary
Cop"per*plate, n. (a) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved. (b) An impression on paper taken from such a plate.
Note: In printing from a copper- or steel plate the lines are filled with ink, the surface of the plate is wiped clean, the paper laid upon it, and the impression taken by pressing it under the roller of a plate press. Copperplate press. See Plate press, under Plate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
