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Copperplate

//ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved wordnet
  3. 3
    A print made from such a plate. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a print made from an engraved copperplate wordnet
  5. 5
    A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand. countable, uncountable

    "1999. Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 36 (2001 Perennial paperback edition). The village school was a fine school […] He learned his reading and had a fair copperplate hand."

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  1. 6
    a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To engrave on and print from a copperplate.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From copper + plate. For the plate used for engraving: in the 1660s. As a term for the printed product: from 1817. Of the especially clear writing used in such prints: from the 1820s. Use as a verb (the past participle copperplated) is from 1822.

Etymology 2

From copper + plate. For the plate used for engraving: in the 1660s. As a term for the printed product: from 1817. Of the especially clear writing used in such prints: from the 1820s. Use as a verb (the past participle copperplated) is from 1822.

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