COPPERPLATE

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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

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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

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