ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. A print made from such a plate.
  2. A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
  3. 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.

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Related dictionary entries include plate, steel, keyplate, electrotype, plater, counterplate.

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