Copperplate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Copperplate is a noun meaning A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
Meaning
A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
More Meanings
- A print made from such a plate.
- A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
- To engrave on and print from a copperplate.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- copperplates
- copperplating
- copperplated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plate, steel, keyplate, electrotype, plater, counterplate.
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