Copperplate

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  • noun. A copper printing plate engraved or etched to form a recessed pattern of the matter to be printed.
  • noun. A print or engraving made by using such a plate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To engrave or etch on a plate of copper for the production of a printing surface.
  • noun. A plate of polished copper on which a writing, picture, or design is made in sunken lines by engraving or etching.
  • noun. A print or an impression from such a plate.
  • Engraved or etched on copper, or printed from a copperplate: as, a copperplate engraving.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved.
  • noun. An impression on paper taken from such a plate.
  • noun. See Plate press, under Plate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
  • noun. A print made from such a plate.
  • noun. A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
  • verb. To engrave on and print from a copperplate
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
  • noun. an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
  • noun. a print made from an engraved copperplate
  • Word Usage
    "With this style, the text is etched onto a copperplate, which is pressed into the invitation - creating a raised effect."
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