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copperplate definition

copper·plate (käp′ər plāt′)

noun

  1. a flat piece of copper etched or engraved for printing
  2. a print made from this
  3. a printing or engraving process using copperplate
  4. Calligraphy a graceful style of handwriting, patterned after copperplate etchings

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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