copperplate
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt/
noun
Etymology: 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.
- A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
- A print made from such a plate.
- A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
“1999. Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 36 (2001 Perennial paperback edition). The village school was a fine school […] He learned his reading and had a fair copperplate hand.”
verb
Etymology: 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.
- To engrave on and print from a copperplate.