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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
copperplate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • engraving: He claimed to have invented the process of mezzotint, a method of copperplate engraving.
  • handwriting: Notes on cards in copperplate handwriting in scented envelopes delivered by discreet footmen are how it should be.
  • hand: An album containing mounted prints measuring approximately 240 x 180 mm, with captions beneath the prints written in a fine copperplate hand.
  • map: The copperplate map shows what London looked like at the time of the Gunpowder Plot.
  • printing: The advent of copperplate printing and the introduction of the pointed pen engraving unfortunately helped to halt italic's further development.
  • script: They have all been hand-written, generally in a Victorian copperplate script.