copperplate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt/

The English word “copperplate” has 4 meanings listed here.

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.

verb

To engrave on and print from a copperplate.

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.

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