copperplate

[ kop-er-pleyt ]

noun

1. a plate of polished copper on which a writing, picture, or design is made by engraving or etching.
2. a print or impression from such a plate.
3. engraving or printing of this kind.
4. a fine, elegant style of handwriting.

copperplate

/ ˈkɒpəˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a polished copper plate on which a design has been etched or engraved
2. a print taken from such a plate
3. a fine handwriting based upon that used on copperplate engravings

Word History and Origins

Origin of copperplate¹

First recorded in 1655–65; copper ¹ + plate ¹

Example Sentences

The same remark is applicable to most of the copperplate and lithographic portraits of Beethoven.

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I give a reproduction which suggests somewhat the effect of the famous copperplate of Erasmus.

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The outside of it looked all right, with its address in Thompson's neat copperplate.

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It wasn't written on in Thompson's neat copperplate or in his neat phrases, either.

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It was written in Thompson's careful, back-number copperplate, perhaps not so careful as usual, but his unmistakably.

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