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Definition of Copperplate

1. Noun. A graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings.

2. Noun. A print made from an engraved copperplate.

3. Noun. An engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved.

Definition of Copperplate

1. n. A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved.

Definition of Copperplate

1. Noun. A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern. ¹

2. Noun. A print made from such a plate. ¹

3. Noun. A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand. ¹

4. Verb. To engrave on and print from a copperplate ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Copperplate

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Copperplate

copperbar copperbars copperbottomed coppered copperfasten copperfastened copperfastening copperfastens copperhead copperheadism

copperheads coppering copperish copperleaf copperless copperplate (current term) copperplated copperplates copperplating coppers

coppersmith coppersmithies coppersmithing coppersmiths coppersmithy copperware copperwork copperworks copperworm copperworms

Literary usage of Copperplate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Panorama of Professions and Trades: Or Every Man's Book by Edward Hazen (1836)
"THE copperplate ENGRAVER. 1. Why are the engravers on metallic surfaces generally, denominated copperplate engravers ? 5, 6, 7. ..."

2. The Useful Arts: Considered in Connexion with the Applications of Science by Jacob Bigelow (1853)
"The origin of copperplate engraving appears to have been in the fifteenth century, previously to which time it was probably unknown. ..."

3. The Art of Printing: Its History and Practice from the Days of John Gutenberg by Thomas Curson Hansard, William Nichol (1851)
"The copperplate or roller press may be described as consisting of two upright cheeks, ... The copperplate is laid over a brazier of ignited charcoal, ..."

4. The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V: With a View of the by William Robertson (1836)
"... Harper's Edition, with copperplate Engravings. THE HISTORY OK THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. A VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETY IN EUROPE; ..."

5. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1904)
"copperplate map of the world on Mercator's projection, made probably by Edward Wright, to accompany the new edition of Hakluyt's Principall Navigations, ..."

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