Copperplate
WordNet
noun
(1) An engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
(2) A print made from an engraved copperplate
(3) A graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
Quotations
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- 1999: “The village school was a fine school....He learned his reading and had a fair copperplate hand.” — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 36 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).