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noun
A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A print made from such a plate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To engrave on and print from a copperplate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: copperplate engraving
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Broader terms: engraving
noun
a print made from an engraved copperplate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: print
noun
a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script
History
From copper + plate. For the plate used for engraving: in the 1660s. As a term for the printed product: from 1817. Of the especially clear writing used in such prints: from the 1820s. Use as a verb (the past participle copperplated) is from 1822.
