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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

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copperplate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • engraving: He claimed to have invented the process of mezzotint, a method of copperplate engraving.
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